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NBA veteran Kevin Garnett played a total of twenty-one seasons in the NBA. During his 21 years in the NBA, Garnett played for several teams, won many accolades, and gained millions of fans. ?The Big Ticket? often uses his influence and reach to endorse and appreciate people he loves. Garnett, who has more than a million followers on Instagram, recently promoted the “Purple Legacy” of a 65-year-old American musician.?

Garnett’s post brought back fond memories of his first NBA home for both him and his legion of supporters.

Kevin Garnett’s heartfelt endorsement of “Purple Legacy”

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The music industry?s influence over the NBA is tremendous. The NBA stars are everywhere, from featuring in the music videos to being featured in the song lyrics. The stars never leave an opportunity to praise and appreciate the art and the artist.?

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Recently, the Minnesota Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett showed his love and appreciation to an American legendary singer.?

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For Garnett, spending 14 years in Minnesota has made the state of Minneapolis and the people from there close to his heart. The love was evident in Garnett?s recent Instagram story. ?The Big Ticket? shared a Minneapolis legendary singer Morris Day post to endorse his event, ?Purple Legacy?. In the video, Day drives his convertible car, dressed up and vibing to his own song, ‘Fishnet’.

KG, while sharing the post on his story, wrote ?Morris day out here doing morris day type ish….??

 

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The 65-year-old singer released the video to promote his show and wrote:

?If you?re at the ?Purple Legacy? Concert Event wearing ?Fishnets?, we?re definitely pulling you on stage? Hurry and get your tickets now. You don?t want to miss this. TICKET LINK IN MY IG BIO..#purplelegacy ????

This gesture by Garnett shows that he has not forgotten the love he received from Minnesota during his formative years.

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KG’s first NBA home

The NBA drafted Kevin Garnett in the year 1995. The Minnesota Timberwolves picked the “Big Ticket,” making Minneapolis his first home. Garnett played a total of fourteen seasons for the Timberwolves. He was the organization’s marquee player for twelve seasons before moving to the Boston Celtics. In his time at Minnesota, Garnett dominated the league with his scoring abilities and out-of-the-world basketball skills. Timberwolves? famous number 5 became the highest scorer of the organization.

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After taking the team to the Western Conference finals and being the league’s MVP in 2004, Garnett decided to join the Celtics in search of an NBA ring. Nevertheless, after his time in Boston, Garnett decided to come back to his home before retiring from the NBA.

Garnett went on to become a Basketball Hall of Famer and an NBA legend, and his 14 seasons at Timberwolves etched his name as one of the organization’s greatest players.?