Kevin Garnett - What a Guy

Kevin Garnett, a basketball player with the Minnesota Timberwolves won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award this year. It is awarded to honors an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community. He donated over $1.2 million dollars towards building 24 homes in the Katrina hit areas of last year. He has a foundation, 4XL that helps open computer labs to youth centers and schools in Minnesota. Many times we generalize professional athletes (especially Basketball Players) as maybe selfish or not in touch with the real world. Garnett has been a classy and honorable player from the beginning doing much of his charitable work under the radar. When it comes to basketball he had many chances to leave the Timberwolves for teams that have a better chance to win a Championship but never did. He stayed loyal with a mildly successful team for over 10 years (he entered the league when he was a teenager and has been nothing but an All Star since then).


I guess I should mention he is my favorite player :) Well if you watch this guy plays you will understand. He plays with incredible intensity, grit, and pumps up his teammates and the crowd with his energy. He is also the ultimate team player. Never takes a lot of shots, has great passing ability for a big guy, and he is an amazing defender against bigger bodies than his. MVP in the 2003-04 Season, Perennial All-Star, and much more.

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