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	Kevin Garnett Biography \| Official Website of BBallOne.com
		Garnett did it all in his ninth NBA season, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to their best-ever regular season record (58-24), first division title and first series triumphs in the playoffs (a 4-1 first round victory over Denver and a 4-3 conference semifinal win over Sacramento).
		Garnett's surge to stardom began in 1995 when he was drafted by the Timberwolves directly out of Farragut Academy High School (Chicago) with the fifth overall choice in the 1995 NBA Draft.
		Although an increasing number of players, including Kevin Garnett in 2003, have made the jump from high school to the NBA, K.G. set the table for them when he became the first player in more than 20 years to be drafted directly out of high school.
	www.bballone.com /keving/kevingarnettbio.html (599 words)

	Kevin Garnett The Kid
		Garnett entered the NBA in 95/96 and was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
		Garnett did ok in his rookie season considering that he was a 6'11 skinney kid who was going up against players like Kemp, and Shaq who are huge.
		Garnett and Marbury lead the team to their first ever playoff appearance only to lose in three strait to the Houston Rockets.
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Track/4662/kevin.htm (182 words)

	Hunky Male Celebs: Kevin Garnett
		Kevin Garnett (born May 19, 1976, in Mauldin, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
		Garnett is also a model of consistency; as of February 3, 2007, he has scored at least 10 points in 368 straight games, and started 331 straight games.
		Garnett has a "Hall of Fame Probability" of 0.961 according to Basketball-Reference.com, meaning he has a 96.1% chance of being elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, currently the 45th highest probability among all-time NBA players who have played at least 400 games.
	www.hunkymalecelebs.com /kevin_garnett (547 words)

	ESPN Classic - 'Da Kid' progressed quickly
		Garnett and four others were charged with second-degree public lynching -- the victim suffered a hairline fracture of an ankle -- and after going through a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders, the charges were dropped.
		Garnett was even better in 2002-03, averaging 23 points, 13.4 rebounds (second in the league) and six assists as the Timberwolves went 51-31.
		During the regular season, Garnett led the league in rebounding (13.9) and was third in scoring (24.2) as he led Minnesota to the best record in the West at 58-24 to win his MVP award.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Garnett_Kevin.html (1559 words)

	Kevin Garnett : USAToday.com - Kevin Garnett Biography from USAToday.com
		ET Kevin Garnett hit 10-of-18 shots for 26 points to go along with 14 rebounds as the Celtics embarrassed the Lakers by a final score of 131-92 to win their 17th NBA championship, and first since 1985-86.
		Kevin Garnett hit 9-of-22 shots for 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Celtics held off the Lakers on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in in the Finals.
		ET Kevin Garnett seemingly couldn't miss for most of the night in Wednesday's Game 5 win, as the Celtics hung on to beat the Pistons 106-102 in Boston to take a 3-2 lead over the Pistons.
	fantasybasketball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NBA&id=354 (654 words)

	Kidzworld :: Kevin Garnett Biography \| Bio \| Minnesota Timberwolves \| History \| Girlfriend \| Dunks \| Pictures \| Pics \| ...
		Garnett moved to Chicago for his senior year and, in 1995, was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves - becoming the first NBA player in 20 years to be picked right out of high school.
		Kevin Garnett decided to skip college after realizing he would be a high pick in the draft and would be in line for some major moola.
		Kevin Garnett signed a multi-million dollar contract with the T-Wolves when he was 19, and was named to the All-Star team after his second season.
	www.kidzworld.com /article/2607-kevin-garnett-biography (328 words)

	Kevin Garnett - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki Database
		Kevin Garnett was the 5th pick of the 1995 NBA Draft, picked by the moribund Minnesota Timberwolves.
		Garnett is also a model of consistency; as of January 11, 2006, he has scored at least 10 points in 279 straight games, and started 309 straight games.
		Garnett initially came off the bench in his rookie year, but moved into the starting lineup in the middle of the season and led the Minnesota Timberwolves in blocks.
	www.armchairgm.com /Kevin_Garnett (1172 words)

	African American Registry -- Your Source for African American History
		Garnett grew up with a stepfather who did not encourage him to play basketball; his mother wanted him to study more and go to college.
		Garnett was so good, by his junior year in high school, tickets to all Mavericks' games sold out.
		Garnett was drafted with the fifth pick of the 1995 NBA Draft by the then-struggling Minnesota Timberwolves.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1426/Kevin_Garnett_hoops_and_more (387 words)

	Kevin Garnett \| Official Website of BBallOne.com
		Garnett scored 26 points with 14 rebounds, Allen scored 26 and Pierce, The Finals MVP, added 17 as the Celtics, a 24-win team a year ago, wrapped up their first crown since 1986.
		Garnett dropped to the parquet and kissed the leprechaun at center court, then found Hall of Famer Bill Russell for a long embrace.
		Rivers pulled Pierce, Garnett and Allen with 4:01 left and they shared a group hug with their coach, who was nearly run out of town last season.
	www.bballone.com /keving/kevingarnett.html (2073 words)

	ESPN - Sources: Celtics, Wolves agree to Garnett megadeal - NBA
		Garnett has said for years that he does not want to leave his beloved "Sota," as he calls it, consistently refusing to push for a trade even with the Wolves missing the playoffs each of the past three seasons.
		Another big factor: Garnett and Steve Nash have become good friends over the past few years, starting in 2005 when Garnett was one of the first players in the league to call Nash and congratulate him on his first MVP trophy.
		Kevin Garnett is joining Paul Pierce and Ray Allen in Boston as the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Boston Celtics have agreed to a deal.
	sports.espn.go.com /nba/news/story?id=2954127 (1411 words)

	Garnett finally conquers 'bully' to win - USATODAY.com
		BOSTON — During a career that began right out of high school in 1995, Kevin Garnett established a reputation as one of the most passionate, talented and charismatic big men in the NBA.
		Garnett failed to advance past the first round for six consecutive years, and had never played in a Finals series.
		Kevin Garnett overcame his previous playoff failures in Minnesota to win an NBA championship with the Celtics Tuesday night.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/celtics/2008-06-18-garnett_N.htm (844 words)

	Kevin Garnett - HoopsVibe
		Kevin Garnett made the jump directly from high school to the NBA, and after a solid rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves became an All-Star in only his second pro season.
		Garnett improved to All-Star status in only his second season, averaging 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.12 blocks, ninth in the NBA, in 38.9 minutes, 18th in the NBA.
		Garnett did even better in 1997-98, scoring in double figures in each of Minnesota’s 82 games as he averaged 18.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.83 blocks and 1.70 steals in 39.3 minutes.
	www.hoopsvibe.com /nba/nba-players/kevin-garnett-ar20970.html (1477 words)

	Welcome to the Official Kevin Garnett Website
		Kevin Garnett led the focus group on February 8th with Atlanta-area minority high school and college students, who shared their career aspirations and perceived challenges to achieving their goals.
		Kevin also solicited their input on a prototype version of the 4XL® website and career development tools that will launch later this year, powered by Monster.
		Kevin Garnett, 26 years old, is an eight-year NBA veteran, perennial All-Star forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, and member of the gold-medal-winning USA Basketball team in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
	www.kevingarnett.com /4xl.aspx (834 words)

	Kevin Garnett : Rotoworld.com - Kevin Garnett Biography from Rotoworld.com
		Kevin Garnett has agreed to a three-year, roughly $60 million contract extension with the Boston Celtics that will kick in after the two years remaining on his current deal are up.
		Kevin Garnett was traded to the Celtics in exchange for Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a pair of 2009 first-round picks on Tuesday.
		Garnett is expected in Boston this afternoon for his physical, according to Celticsblog.com, and WEEI radio is reporting that Pierce is on his way to Boston to join the press conference Tuesday.
	www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NBA&id=354 (912 words)

	Kevin Garnett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kevin Garnett (born May 19, 1976, in Mauldin, South Carolina) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.
		Garnett is also a model of consistency; as of January 11, 2006, he has scored at least 10 points in 279 straight games, and started 309 straight games.
		Garnett initially came off the bench in his rookie year, but moved into the starting lineup in the middle of the season and led the Minnesota Timberwolves in blocks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kevin_Garnett (840 words)

	Garnett, Kevin - MSN Encarta
		Garnett, Kevin, born in 1976, American professional basketball player, one of the stars of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
		Kevin Maurice Garnett was born in Mauldin, South Carolina.
		Garnett steadily improved his game, increasing his points and rebounds averages in each of his first five seasons.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_701701810/Garnett_Kevin.html (418 words)

	USA Basketball: Bio - Mens - Garnett
		Kevin Garnett did something no one else had done in 20 years when in 1995 he made the jump directly from high school to the NBA, and after a solid rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, he has since established himself as a perennial NBA All-Star.
		Garnett declared himself a candidate for the 1995 NBA Draft after graduating from high school at Farragut Academy in Chicago, Illinois.
		Garnett, whose four-year high school basketball totals included 2,533 points, 1,807 rebounds and 739 blocked shots, was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 1995 McDonald's All-America Game after registering 18 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots.
	www.usabasketball.com /biosmen/kevin_garnett_bio.html (993 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / Kevin Garnett wins first NBA MVP award (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kevin Garnett got 120 of 123 first-place votes to beat two-time winner Tim Duncan for the honor Monday, three days after his Minnesota Timberwolves won a playoff series for the first time.
		Garnett's teammates attended a packed news conference at the Timberwolves' arena, and he praised them repeatedly.
		Garnett was taken by Minnesota with the fifth pick in the 1995 draft out of Chicago's Farragut Academy, where he spent his senior year.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2004/05/04/kevin_garnett_wins_first_nba_mvp_award (649 words)

	Salon People \| The $126 million man (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Having Garnett forsake college for the pros was regarded as both mercenary and potentially tragic for the young player.
		Despite their loss to the Lakers Wednesday (a game in which Garnett played spectacularly well) and to the Suns Thursday (in which he did not), the overachieving Wolves are one of the hottest teams in basketball.
		Garnett is also one of the better-recognized men on the planet, a tribute not only to his skills on the court but his demonstrated telegenic qualities.
	archive.salon.com /people/feature/2000/02/12/garnett (823 words)

	Kevin Garnett: Passion Play (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Living with Kevin are his younger sister, Ashley Phelps, a Hopkins High School student who plays basketball, and Jaime ``Bug'' Peters, who is almost like a brother to him.
		Kevin recently worked out a deal with Nike to get the company to resurface Springfield Park, where Kevin spent so many hours of his youth shooting hoops.
		Meanwhile, Kevin Garnett is playing the game he loves against the best players in the world, testing himself, pursuing his dream.
	extra.twincities.com /garnett/frames/8.htm (1050 words)

	Kevin Garnett Joins adidas Family (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"Kevin's passion and commitment are among the character traits that not only make him one of the fiercest competitors and most exciting players to watch in the game today, but also the perfect fit for our brand," stated Erich Stamminger, adidas-Salomon Board Member responsible for Global Marketing.
		Garnett was selected in the first round (5th overall) of the 1995 draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
		Garnett is a six-time NBA All-Star, has been named to the All-NBA First Team twice (2000, 2003), All-NBA Second Team twice (2001, 2002), and has been named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team the last four years (200-2003).
	www.prnewswire.com /mnr/adidas/11135 (515 words)

	Kevin Garnett - Deadspin
		If there was ever any doubt that Kevin Garnett is the new sheriff in town, this video should help to clear that up.
		The Celtics landing Kevin Garnett was great and all, but I know that ever since the deal was announced, many of you have secretly longed to see Garnett in a Red Sox uniform.
		Garnett was at hand at Fenway on Wednesday just to throw out the first pitch; the Sox went on to beat the Orioles 5-4.
	deadspin.com /sports/kevin-garnett (1469 words)

	Kevin Garnett News: Pro Sports Daily
		But for Kevin Garnett, it’s akin to yelling, “Pull!” One of the quirks of the Big Ticket’s game is that he’s determined not to let a single shot reach the rim, and that includes those launched well after the play has been blown dead.
		Garnett has averaged 18 points on only 35.5 percent shooting in the first three games of the Finals and is coming off a 13-point performance in which he shot a woeful 6 for 21 in Game 3 on Tuesday night.
		Garnett is polished and personable, but from the time he arrives at the arena to the start of the game, he morphs into his basketball alter ego, a gruff, glowering forward whose intensity is intimidating and inspiring.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /players/kevin-garnett.html (5033 words)

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