Garnett on Wolves owner: 'I don't do 商売/仕事 with snakes'

Kevin Garnett still carries hard feelings toward Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor after an acrimonious 分裂(する) in 2016.

Garnett, who was recently selected to be enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame, wasn't shy about 株ing some of those feelings during a 最近の interview with The 運動競技の.

によれば the 15-time All-星/主役にする, Taylor worked out an 協定 with former coach Flip Saunders for Garnett to join the team's 前線 office and/or 所有権 group after he retired.

Saunders died of lymphoma in 2015, and Garnett said Taylor 支援するd out of the 取引,協定.

"At this point, I don't want any 取引 with Glen Taylor or Taylor Corp. or anything that has to do with him," Garnett said. "I'll always have a special place for the city of Minneapolis and the 明言する/公表する of Minnesota in my heart. But I don't do 商売/仕事 with snakes.

"I don't do 商売/仕事 with snake (expletive). I try not to do 商売/仕事 with 率直に snakes or people who are snake-like."

Although Garnett spent parts of 14 seasons with the Timberwolves (1995-2007, 2014-16), he said he is "not entertaining" the idea of the club retiring his No. 21 jersey.

"First of all, it's not 本物の. Two, (Taylor's) getting 圧力 from a lot of fans and, I guess, the community there," Garnett said. "Glen and I had an understanding before Flip died, and when Flip died, that understanding went with Flip.

"For that, I won't 許す Glen. I won't 許す him for that. I thought he was a straight-up person, straight-up 実業家, and when Flip died, everything went with him."

The Boston Celtics are retiring the No. 5 jersey that Garnett wore for six seasons with the team. He helped the club 勝利,勝つ the NBA 肩書を与える in 2007-08.

Garnett 普通の/平均(する)d 17.8 points, 10 回復するs and 3.7 補助装置s per game in a 21-year career with the Timberwolves, Celtics and Brooklyn 逮捕するs.

--Field Level マスコミ

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