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(L-R) NBA players Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Glen Davis of the Boston Celtics accept the award for ‘Best Team’ onstage at the 2008 ESPY Awards held at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on July 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The 2008 ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 20 at 9PM ET on ESPN. (Photo by Michael Caulfield/WireImage)

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(L-R) NBA players Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Glen Davis of the Boston Celtics accept the award for ‘Best Team’ onstage at the 2008 ESPY Awards held at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on July 16, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The 2008 ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 20 at 9PM ET on ESPN. (Photo by Michael Caulfield/WireImage)
The social media presence of former NBA Champion Kevin Garnett is dazzling the netizens. The basketball Hall of Famer keeps his fans entailed for something new. The ‘Big Ticket’ has an NBA-themed TV show where he talks one-on-one with other legends of basketball.
After playing for years on-court, he is now slowly merging with the world of entertainment. He has appeared on prime-time shows like ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ and ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah’. Moreover, he has also acted in several movies like – ‘Uncut Gems‘, ‘Like Mike‘, ‘And ‘Rebound: The Legend of Earl the Goat Manigault‘. Currently, Garnett is feeling happy about West’s return.
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Kevin Garnett hyping Ye’s return to the stage
Kevin Garnett’s latest Instagram story is singing a new song. The Celtics legend is celebrating the return of 24-time Grammy Award Winner ‘Ye’, formerly known as Kanye West on the stage. It was Travis Scott’s Utopia concert when Ye came out on stage and surprised the audience. The concert was held at the Circus Maximus in Rome.

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BOSTON, MA – DECEMBER 8: Actor/comedian Adam Sandler, left, and former Boston Celtics player Kevin Garnett laugh together before the special Q&A screening and reception for their new film “Uncut Gems” at ArcLight Cinemas in Boston on Dec. 8, 2019. Sandler stars with Garnett, who plays himself. (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
In the video though, the singer is seen versing his latest song – ‘First Day Out (Pt.2)’. Praising his return, Garnett has captioned the video – “Ye gottem one 100..joint goo 100.”
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Coming back to Ye’s comeback, his appearance was a thrilling surprise as the crowd endlessly cheered. Moreover, the audience sang along with West as he performed two of his songs in the middle of Travis Scott’s concert. The two songs, ‘Praise God‘ from his album – Donda, and ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing‘ from his album – Graduation, which he had released in the initial times of his singing career.
But why this comeback was so significant? Let’s find out.
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Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks locked him out of social media
In the fall of 2022, rapper Ye made some racist and antisemitic remarks about Jews on social media and in various interviews. Following that, several multi-million brands like – GAP, Balenciaga, CAA, Cohen Clair Lans Greifer Thorpe and Rottenstreich, JP Morgan Chase, TJ Maxx, Peloton, Footlocker, etc. had to cut ties with him. However, the most significant of these partnerships was of Ye and Adidas. The brand through West’s Yeezy apparel line has brought billions of dollars almost every year. The line produces jackets, shirts, sneakers, and slides.
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Reportedly, the 46-year-old rapper had used degrading and diminishing remarks for people belonging to the Jewish community. He then was suspended from social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram.
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