Kevin Garnett is a Jerk? Well You Don't Say.

Found an article while I was reading the daily hot sheets.  It was about my favorite love-to-hate character in the NBA, the man who will make a free throw with his team down by 2 in the middle of the second quarter and then will punch you squarely in the face, all the while beating his chest. Standing 6 feet 11 inches, from Farragut Academy in Chicago Illinois....Kevinnnnnnnn Garrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrneeeeeeeeeeeeeettt.

So, turns out he's a jerk.  Wow, who would have guessed that? Certainly not me.  Here's some interesting insight from the Detroit News article, dated today:

Off the court, Garnett can be a jerk. He is rude to ball boys and locker room attendants. He gets himself so intensely wound before games, he's even a jerk to his teammates at times.

But on the court, Garnett is the perfect teammate. He plays hard every second he's on the floor. He shares the ball. He executes the game plan completely and without questioning anything. If the coach says to cut, he cuts. If the coach says to play zone, he plays zone.

Wallace off the court is one of the warmest and funniest guys in the league. There isn't a ball boy or locker room attendant that he hasn't tipped lavishly. You think back on all the things he has done -- buying championship belts for his teammates, working patiently and tirelessly with the young guys on the team, working tirelessly for underprivileged kids in the community -- he has a heart of gold.

But on the court, Wallace can be a jerk. There are times, because he is so ridiculously skilled, he just gets bored and lax.