Video: Kevin Garnett can't hear your criticism

One can imagine that Kevin Garnett, in the midst of the worst season of his career for a Nets team that is 3-10 on the year, is getting plenty of use out of his noise-canceling headphones. In this commercial for Beats by Dre, Garnett uses his headphones to silence a horde of particularly vitriolic haters. Never mind the fact that the criticism of Garnett wasn't remotely so severe going into the season; what was understandable doubt surrounding a 37-year-old player who had a lost a step or so over the past few seasons is narrativized here into pure, egg-throwing rage.

Rob Mahoney is an NBA writer dedicated to the minutiae of the game of basketball, its overarching themes and everything in between. He joined the Sports Illustrated staff in 2012.