From PRWeb.com:
During the 1995 NBA Draft Kevin Garnett became the first player since Moses Malone in 1974 to jump from high school to the pros. He was the 5th pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves. KG now wears the No. 5 for the Boston Celtics.
Kevin Garnett wore the No. 21 for 12 seasons for Minnesota. The numbers 21+12=33. Larry Bird wore the No. 33 for the Boston Celtics. KG and Bird are the only 2 players in NBA history to average 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists for 5 straight seasons.
KG will wear the No. 5 for Boston. His No. 21 in Minnesota minus his No. 5 in Boston comes to 16. 16 is the number of NBA Championships won by the Celtics an NBA record. In 1986 Bill Walton wore the same No. 5 for Boston. The Celtics won their last NBA Championship in 1986 21 years ago. KG wore the No. 21 for Minnesota.
From Scott Stump/NJ.Digitalsports.com:
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Randy Foye, a new Rumson resident, has been working out at Rumson-Fair Haven this summer and helping some of the Bulldogs’ players, particularly junior guard Matt Blumel, improve during the process.
From Ted Silary/Philadelphia Daily News:
Though thirdhand, information provided yesterday by one of Griffin’s Houston-based lawyers, Derek Hollingsworth, also appears to indicate the crash was accidental.
Hollingsworth said he spoke Tuesday with Queen, Eddie’s mother. In turn, he said, she’d received info from the mother of Eddie’s daughter.
“Queen indicated the word from Jessica was that she was on the cell phone with Eddie shortly before the time he crashed,” Hollingsworth said. “He said he was trying to get home, but was lost. The phone then went dead.”
Phil Sheridan/Philadelphia Inquirer on Griffin.
Flea on the Garnett trade (via the Basketball Jones).
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