dkw Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 just read this on the bbc rumours bit. love it. especially the fact the chelsea fans team won the series. im not massively into basketball, but seem to remember the name kevin garnett. is he a veteran player? "The Champions League final is causing things to get heated on the NBA scene. Cleveland Cavaliers star Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a Manchester United fan and accused Boston's Kevin Garnett of being a fake Chelsea fan. But Garnett said: "I straightened him out - I let him know I wasn't a fake fan." By the way, Boston have just beaten Cleveland 4-3 in the seven-match series. (The Daily Star) " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksimov Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Isn't the Boston team known as Celtics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Yep it's the Celtics and am pretty sure Garnett is their star player and the reason they're competitive this year. I say this, however, due to knowledge gleaned from half listening to my American girlfriend and I have not checked any of the info, so I could well be talking utter sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksimov Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Ok, so I'm not TOTALLY out of touch with NBA. Although the only Boston Celtics player I could name is Larry Bird(I'm equipped with the latest info, you see). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeamer Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Garnett came to the Celtics this year and instantly turned a bad team into a contender. He met Drogba in LA last year and has been a Chelsea fan since. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... 090412.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 well, i know which basketball team im following from now on. COME ON BOSTON!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 shame about the 'Celtic' bit, but Boston is a great city, so might as well support them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Chelsea Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 i'm not tall enough to like basketball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrico Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Garnett has been an all-star for years. He made his name at I think it was the Minnesota Timberwolves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_mac Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 you are all right, Garnett came to the Celtics (unfortunate name, but Boston has a huge Irish population), from the Timberwolves. However, the Celtics also signed Allen from the Seattle Supersonics who has been a great player for them also. They now play Detroit, and think that they won the first game in that series today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWestwayWonder Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 not to mention, mac, have won every single game at home. Hopefully tomorrow we mimic the same feat because Moscow is alot like Roman's other home. All anyone out there needs to know is that Ilgauskus calling out Garnett is the equivalent of Kieron Dyer lecturing Pavel Nedved on durability. So I think Man United fans in the know are not exactly jumping for joy at this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_mac Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 what a great comparison you based in the states now too mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWestwayWonder Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Honestly, i was struggling for that comparison. Dyer seemed like a natural fit for an overpayed scrub thats never amounted to much, though I am indeed based stateside. Im living in the Washington DC area, but I spent many years out west, including in lovely Washington State and Clark County, an area I absolutely love. I am looking one day to move out of this hustle bustle hell out east either with some family in Northamptonshire or back to the serenity of the West Coast. Just away from Washington Is your location true, Mac? How different do you find life between Scotland and Spokane??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_mac Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 PMed you so as not to highjack the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggaman Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 anyone here actually follow nba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plavi26 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I do, but not as much this year, because I don't find time to catch the games I was going for the Hornets, but they lost in game 7 to the Spurs (not Tottenham ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggaman Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 new orleans! chris paul is one of my favourite players. i follow basketball religiously so yeah mate, i know all about spurs, im a suns fan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea FC Champions Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Los Angeles Lakers!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksimov Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Garnett gets his Chelsea shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrico Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Garnett gets his Chelsea shirt That's nice. And having such sporting celebs being seen supporting Chelsea can only be good for expanding the fanbase over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plavi26 Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Garnett gets his Chelsea shirt No.5?! What happened to Essien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksimov Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Garnett gets his Chelsea shirt No.5?! What happened to Essien It's the old switcheroo... ...Essien goes to Celtics and Garnett comes to play in the Premier League with Chelsea. Kenyon heard Garnett's good in the air, so he thought he'd sign the fella before anyone else in Europe tries to sign the player. Kenyon tried to switch SWP for Garnett, but for some reason they weren't interested. Apparently they already had a team mascot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea FC Champions Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 http://www.chelseafc.com/xxchelsea18070 ... le_1325462 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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