Kevin Garnett’s long awaited return to Minnesota finally happened on Wednesday night after being dealt in last weeks trade deadline. As expected Garnett received a warm welcome from the fans in Minnesota. See Here:
Garnett hyped up from the get go like usual, but tonight was more than just a regular season game for the Minnesota Timberwolves organization. Since Garnett left, Minnesota has seen players come and go the only one that comes close to Garnett is Kevin Love and that’s being kind. The effect Garnett had on this franchise back then speaks volumes of the player that he is and for him to come back as a mentor and a leader makes a big difference for this young team.
You’ll look at tonight’s box score and see Kevin Garnett’s numbers at 5 points, 2 assists 8 rebounds, and two blocks seems underwhelming but KG’s energy set the tone for the night and Minnesota responded. The crowd was into it and moments where Garnett looked into the stands and had a good laugh like this one.
Garnett’s already taken on the leadership role in Minnesota and it starts tonight with a 20 point victory over a Washington team who’ve lost 5 straight now, but they’re a talented team. So far the move to bring Garnett back looks borderline genius at least for one night where a fan base that has not had much to cheer about this season besides a young star in the making could forget about the losing they’ve gone through this season.
Kevin Garnett being back is a special moment in the sport it’s not often the best player in franchise history comes back to their original team where it all started.
