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www.boston.com — Connected to the Target Center is the NBA City Restaurant, where you can order the Courtside Burger, put your hand inside an imprint of Kobe Bryant's palm in a bronzed basketball, see Yao Ming's game-worn size 18 sneakers, and walk out the back door to a Minnesota Timberwolves game. And if by ...
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First Cup: Friday
ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog — ... Marc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "'Kevin Garnett jerseys sell more than what the Timberwolves have,' said Mike Bruce, manager of NBA City Restaurant. 'The Al Jefferson and Kevin Love [jersey sales] are doing very well. But Garnett is still the big sell. I don't think we have any of his old Timberwolves jerseys for sale. We sold out of those. 'We actually had to reorder [Garnett Celtics jerseys] for this season. The only thing that we are sold out of now is the Garnett T-shirts.' When told his Celtics jersey was still a hot seller in Minneapolis, ...

Morning Reading: The Celtics Are In Town
Canis Hoopus — Just thought a quick run-down of people weighing in on KG's return would be useful in case you missed any. It'll be nice to actually see him play this time, lucky for us he didn't get a two game suspension for his dust-up with Bogut. <conspiracy theory alert>But I suppose Stern couldn't let that happen.</alert> Jerry Zgoda @ Star Tribune Marc Spears @ Boston Globe Don Seeholzer @ Pioneer Press Jim Souhan @ Star Tribune AP @ 4-Letter.com My favorite quote ...

Winning the ‘Ship = Swagger
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — ... always going to have that [swagger], no matter who it is,” he (Rasheed Wallace) said. “Whenever you win that ’ship, you’re going to come in the next season with a swagger that’s out of this world. We had it, Miami had it the year they won it, teams have it. You got to. If you don’t, there’s something wrong.” Well put ‘Sheed. Today’s Links: Globe - Celts Have It Under Control | Hero Returns to Minny | Not the Real Pistons ...

Wolves Updates 11-21 Part 2
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles — From Steve Aschburner/SI.com: Wolves rookie Kevin Love, born into a basketball family, has a real grasp of and respect for the game's roots. He mentioned Garnett the other day as the one NBA player he most would like to have on his team (Love must not have gotten the memo from the corporate office). "Everybody knows [he was here]. You can still kind of feel it," the ...

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www.enterprisenews.com 11/21/2008 — The subject is one he has rarely discussed since becoming a member of the Boston Celtics nearly 16 months ago. Ask Kevin Garnett about his days with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team he spent 12 seasons with after being drafted out of high school, ...
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www.celticsblog.com 11/22/2008 — Bumped to the front page.  Great job Big Ticket!  -Green17 Tonight KG makes his return to the Target Center.  To a building that had millions of fans go through the turnstyles during 12 memorable years, almost invariably to see one ...
Bumped to the front page.  Great job Big Ticket!  -Green17 Tonight KG makes his return to the Target Center.  To a building that had millions of fans go through the turnstyles during 12 memorable years, almost invariably to see one ...
Boston vs. Minnesota - Recap - November 21, 2008
scores.espn.go.com 11/22/2008 — Celtics ride 3rd-quarter surge in Garnett's return to Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS -- Kevin Garnett has moved on. The championship trophy he earned with Boston last season made it all too easy to put 12 years of mostly mediocre basketball in Minnesota behind ...
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Minnesota Set For Kevin Garnett's Return to Target Center
bleacherreport.com 11/20/2008 — Back in March, I lived my dream of booing Torii Hunter  at the Metrodome without being pummeled by the crowd. Fresh off his seventh consecutive Gold Glove, Hunter rode off to the sunny streets of LA with a five year, $90 million dollar deal. ...
Back in March, I lived my dream of booing Torii Hunter  at the Metrodome without being pummeled by the crowd. Fresh off his seventh consecutive Gold Glove, Hunter rode off to the sunny streets of LA with a five year, $90 million dollar deal. ...
Celtics rolling along
www.boston.com 11/22/2008 — MINNEAPOLIS - The Celtics are getting back to their blowout ways. But they made things difficult for a half before routing the Timberwolves, 95-78, in Kevin Garnett's homecoming game last night.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Celtics are getting back to their blowout ways. But they made things difficult for a half before routing the Timberwolves, 95-78, in Kevin Garnett's homecoming game last night.
Garnett gets to take it easy
www.boston.com 11/22/2008 — MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett hoped to get some rest at his Wayzata mansion on this homecoming mission. But Garnett also got a chance to repose at the Target Center in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 95-78 victory over the Timberwolves last night.
MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett hoped to get some rest at his Wayzata mansion on this homecoming mission. But Garnett also got a chance to repose at the Target Center in the fourth quarter of the Celtics' 95-78 victory over the Timberwolves last night.
Some KG Goodness
ballerblogger.com 10/28/2008 — I have a confession to make. The Lakers are my team. But I was somewhat conflicted in last year’s NBA Finals. On the one hand, I wanted to see my team take home the Larry O’Brien trophy. On the other hand, I was pulling for Kevin Garnett ...
I have a confession to make. The Lakers are my team. But I was somewhat conflicted in last year’s NBA Finals. On the one hand, I wanted to see my team take home the Larry O’Brien trophy. On the other hand, I was pulling for Kevin Garnett ...
Celtics at Wolves in Pictures
celticsgreen.blogspot.com 11/23/2008 — It was an emotional homecoming for KG, playing in his first game in the Target Center since his trade to Boston, but he kept his emotions in check and finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. One thing I have noticed is that KG has been getting at least one alley oop per ...
It was an emotional homecoming for KG, playing in his first game in the Target Center since his trade to Boston, but he kept his emotions in check and finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. One thing I have noticed is that KG has been getting at least one alley oop per ...
KG and Company Take on Wolves at the Target Center
www.celticsblog.com 11/21/2008 —   at  Boston Celtics (11-2) at Minnesota Timberwolves (2-8)Friday, November 21 8:00 PM ET Game 14, Road Game 6 TV:  CSN HD, KSTC-45, NBA LP 755 Radio:  WEEI Target Center Game Thread     ...
  at  Boston Celtics (11-2) at Minnesota Timberwolves (2-8)Friday, November 21 8:00 PM ET Game 14, Road Game 6 TV:  CSN HD, KSTC-45, NBA LP 755 Radio:  WEEI Target Center Game Thread     ...
Comments from the Other Side - Trailblazers
celticsgreen.blogspot.com 12/6/2008 — Once again, apparently the refs handed the Celtics the game. Yes, there were bad calls, but they went both ways. I am amazed by how much fans around the league really don't like KG. But if they had a chance to trade for him, I bet they wouldn't complain. My favorite comment was this one ..
Once again, apparently the refs handed the Celtics the game. Yes, there were bad calls, but they went both ways. I am amazed by how much fans around the league really don't like KG. But if they had a chance to trade for him, I bet they wouldn't complain. My favorite comment was this one ..
KG to play at Minnesota for first time (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 11/21/2008
Kevin Garnett's return to Target Center after being traded to Boston was as emotional and riveting as it was short. On a chilly February night last season, Minnesota basketball fans packed the arena once more to cheer their departed hero, giving KG a ...
Two seasons after Kevin Garnett, Timberwolves moving closer to irrelevanceCeltics & NBA - BostonHerald.com 11/21/2008
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