KG and I, we go way back,” said McHale, who pulled the trigger on the multi-player deal that sent Garnett to Boston in 2007. “There will always be a special place in my heart for Kevin. We spent a ton of time together when he was a young guy. It was very nice.”
Seeing McHale for the first time since the passing of McHale’s daughter made the day that much rougher for Garnett emotionally.
Like most parents throughout this nation, Garnett was also deeply saddened by the deaths of nearly two dozen school-age children in Newtown, Conn. Friday morning when an armed man opened fire in the school and reportedly killed 27 people – most of them children.
“I’m all over the place. Today has been a crazy day,” Garnett said. “I just want to say my condolences go out to the families in Connecticut. Anybody that has kids, niece, any kind of siblings, any kind of … someone they love, it’s just been a tough day. I just want to get it off my chest and say my condolences to all the parents out there. I seen Kevin (McHale) and had an emotional moment with him. So it’s been an emotional roller coaster today.”
While most of us turn to sports as a distraction during times of crisis, this is a sobering reminder that the athletes and coaches we watch are a lot like us.
They hurt and cry too.
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