Kevin Garnett

Birth Name:

Kevin Maurice Garnett

Birth Place:

Mauldin, South Carolina, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer

Created the 4XL - For Excellence in Leadership Foundation in 2002 to help minority high school and college students develop business and entrepreneurial skills
For his philanthropic efforts, he was awarded the NBA Community Assist Award in 2005 and 2008
Has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated six times, as well as the cover of Slam Magazine and Hoop Magazine
Was named one of the 100 most influential people of the next decade by Newsweek in 1997
His cousin, Shammond Williams, has also played in the NBA as a point guard and shooting guard for the Seattle SuperSonics
Was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft as the fifth overall pick
Professional basketball player who has played power forward, center and small forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets
When he joined the NBA in 1995, he was the first player in more than 20 years to be drafted directly out of high school

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