Watch: Garnett gets standing ovation in possible last game in Boston
Celtics fan favorite Kevin Garnett may have made his final trip as a player to Boston on Monday night, and the fans paid tribute to him with a standing ovation in the fourth quarter.
Garnett did not play in the game because it was the second half of a back-to-back for the Timberwolves, but the fans still rose to their feet during a timeout late in Boston’s 113–99 win.
The ovation came while the TD Garden staff played the “Gino Time” video that Garnett is quite fond of. (ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg has a good history of the Gino Time clip.) Typically the arena’s video board shows clips of fans in the stands dancing during the segment, but Garnett was shown instead on Monday.
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Garnett appeared to tear up after the tribute.
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After the game, Garnett called the moment “the cherry on top.”
Garnett, 39, has not said this season will be his last. He signed a two-year contract with the Timberwolves in July.
- Dan Gartland
