Did Kevin Garnett drop a bomb last night after the Celtics beat the Bulls?! Garnett announced this would be his last All-Star game and essentially added that he would be retiring. Check out what he had to say…
According to CelticsLife:
Celtics Hub has the transcript:
KG: “All Star Game for me at least is a chance to interact with everybody. For it being my last, I got some family coming down. You know me, I’m all about the rest. I’m all about the family. That’s what I plan on doing.”
Reporter: Will this be your last All-Star Game?”
KG: “This is definitely my last All-Star Game.”
Reporter: “Why do you say that it will be your last All-Star Game?
KG:”Why not?”
Reporter: “Because you have two years left on your contract.”
KG: “Ya’ll don’t know what I know.”
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Garnett has two years and $23.5 million remaining on his contract after this season, and considering he was voted a starter at age 36, what’s to stop him from making the roster in either of his next two seasons?
“Y’all don’t know what I know,” he said. “So, let’s put it like this: I’m more than grateful for going, but I’m not going to act like I’ve got more All-Star Games in me, so I’m actually going to enjoy this one with some friends and family. That’s what I meant.”
Despite signing a three-year extension with the Celtics this past offseason, Garnett has repeatedly dropped hints that any season could be his last, but this is the first time this year he’s alluded to it so clearly.
