"'If I see KG in a supermarket and I’m 85 years old? I’m swinging on him'" - Andre Iguodala reveals how some players still hate Kevin Garnett for his trash talking back in the day

Kevin Garnett at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game

Kevin Garnett was an extremely vicious trash talker during his playing days. He never hesitated from taking aim at opponents during games and getting under their skin.

Andre Iguodala, on the Point Forward podcast, revealed that some players still hold a grudge against Garnett.

“When you don’t play with KG, I know guys that they wanna fight KG on site today. There’s a guy that I know who said, ‘If I see KG in a supermarket and I’m 85 years old? I’m swinging on him.’ KG made a guy cry on my team… And I don’t wanna embarrass and say his name. Dude was crying on the bench, man.”

Hearing that Kevin Garnett made someone cry through relentless trash talking isn’t surprising. In fact, it adds to the legend of how the former Boston Celtics great managed to get into the heads of his opponents.

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The former Minnesota Timberwolves player admitted later in his career that he learned the art of trash talking from Gary Payton.

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Tim Duncan's ability to ignore Kevin Garnett was the best way to neutralize his trash talk

Kevin Garnett's trash talk couldn't ruffle Tim Duncan. [Photo: FanSided]

Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan will forever be entwined in NBA history. Garnett was the exact opposite of Duncan. While Garnett was an incessant talker, the San Antonio Spurs legend was as stoic as one could get while playing competitive sports.

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Duncan dealt with Garnett better than anyone else in the league. In the All the Smoke podcast, Garnett revealed how his tactic backfired against Duncan.

“People wouldn’t see him verbally saying stuff as he wouldn’t talk in sentences. Timmy would hit you with ‘Oooh,’ ‘Almost,’ Nice try.’ Like subtle s**t, no gangster s**t, no real hardcore s**t.”

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