NATIONALBESTSELLERAunique,unfilteredmemoirfromtheNBAchampionandfifteen-timeall-staraheadofhisinductionintotheHallofFame.KevinGarnettwasoneofthemostdominantplayersthegameofbasketballhaseverseen.Hewasalsooneofitsmostoutspoken.Overthecourseofhisillustrioustwenty-one-yearNBAcareer,heelevatedtrashtalktoanartformandnevershiedawayfromsharinghisthoughtsoncontroversialsubjects.InKGAtoZ,publishedaheadofGarnett’sinductionintotheBasketballHallofFame,helooksbackonhislifeandcareerwiththesamerawcandor.GarnettdescribestheadversityhefacedgrowingupinSouthCarolinabeforeultimatelyrelocatingtoChicago,wherehebecameoneofthetopprospectsinthenation.Hedetailshisheadline-makingdecisiontoskipcollegeandbecomethefirstplayerintwodecadestoenterthedraftdirectlyfromhighschool,startingatrendthatwouldbefollowedbyfuturesuperstarslikeKobeBryantandLeBronJames.HesharesstoriesofplayingwithandagainstBryant,James,MichaelJordan,andotherNBAgreats,andhechronicleshisprofessionalupsanddowns,includingwinningachampionshipwiththeBostonCeltics.Healsospeakshismindonarangeoftopicsbeyondbasketball,suchasfame,family,racism,spirituality,andmusic.Garnett’sdraftdecisionwasn’ttheonlywayhe’dforeverchangethegame.Hisabilitytoplayontheperimeterasabigmanforeshadowedthewinningstrategynowuniversallyadoptedbytheleague.Heappliesthissameinnovativespirithere,organizingthecontentsalphabeticallyasanencyclopedia.IfyouthoughtKevinGarnettwasexciting,inspiring,andunfilteredonthecourt,justwaituntilyoureadwhathehastosayinthesepages.
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