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08/14 11:57 CDT Timberwolves will finally retire Kevin Garnett's jersey after
their Feb. 28 game vs. the Celtics
Timberwolves will finally retire Kevin Garnett's jersey after their Feb. 28
game vs. the Celtics
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --- The Minnesota Timberwolves will retire Hall of Fame
forward Kevin Garnett's No. 21 jersey after their game against the Boston
Celtics this season.
The team announced Friday that the ceremony will take place following the Feb.
28 game at Target Center against the Celtics, who retired Garnett's jersey in
2022.
Garnett will become just the second player in the 37-year history of the
franchise to have his number retired, following the late Malik Sealy, a close
friend and teammate of Garnett's who died in a car crash in 2000.
Garnett had a falling out with former Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor, but the
club under new ownership made amends and hired him last year as a team
ambassador. He made his first appearance at Target Center in April during the
Minnesota's final game of the 2025-26 regular season.
Garnett won the NBA MVP award for the 2003-04 season while leading the
Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals. After playing the first 12 years
of his career for Minnesota, he was traded to the Celtics in 2007 and won an
NBA title with them in his first year. He returned to Minnesota in 2015 and
played his last of 21 seasons in the league there.
Garnett is the all-time Timberwolves leader in numerous statistical categories,
including points, rebounds, blocks, assists and steals.
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