“Kevon Looney 25 Look Like he 72 Years Old”: Kevin Garnett Hilariously Hails Warriors Center

Arjun Julka | 15/10/2022
"Kevon Looney 25 Look Like he 72 Years Old": Kevin Garnett Hilariously Hails Warriors Center

Kevon Looney has certainly left NBA Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett impressed, who cannot get over the Warriors center’s hustle mentality. 

The 30th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Kevon Looney, has outperformed all expectations. Entering his 8th season, the 6ft 9′ center is coming off one of his best playoff performances. Not to forget his Game Six performance against the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2022 conference semi-finals.

The former UCLA player took sole responsibility for the lack of size on the Warriors roster, averaging 7.5 boards and 5.0 points in the Finals. Looney impressed everyone with his grit and grind, so much so that even The Big Ticket Kevin Garnett couldn’t contain himself, heaping praises of the GSW center.

Earning flowers from one of the greatest power forwards in Garnett is no less than a tickmark off Looney’s bucket list. During a recent episode of his podcast KG Certified, the former Celtics champion seemed to be in awe of the Warriors center, hailing his hustle mentality.

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Garnett stated how Looney never feared guarding the bigs of the league, including the likes of Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, and Nikola Jokic.

Kevin Garnett gets hyped up on Kevon Looney.

One of the most intense competitors this game has ever seen, Kevin Garnett, is one of the few players in NBA history to win both MVP and DPOY, showing his versatility as a player. The Big Ticket wasn’t one to go down without a fight, a similarity he finds in Warriors’ big man Looney too.

KG highlighted how the three-time champion didn’t hesitate to guard the A-Listers in the league, including AD, Embiid, and Jokic.

Kevon Looney’s future with the Warriors.

In other good news for Dub Nation, Looney signed a 3-year $22 million contract with the team. Considering the seven-foot James Wiseman returning this season, the defending champions haven’t looked scarier.

It will be interesting to see if Looney would now come off the bench with Wiseman back in the starting lineup.

Also read: “We drafted Jordan Poole, Kevon Looney. We developed them. We should be allowed to spend on them!:”: Warriors GM Bob Myers respond to critics as Dubs estimated to pay $475 Million next season

 

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Arjun Julka

Arjun Julka is a NBA author at The SportsRush. Basketball isn’t just a sport for this 26-year-old, who hails from Mumbai. He began watching the sport after stumbling upon a court in his society, helping him identify an undiscovered passion for the game of hoops. Now an ardent fan, Arjun supports Stephen Curry and the Warriors but also enjoys watching Giannis Antetokounmpo own the paint. When it comes to the GOAT debate, the TSR author feels LeBron James is yet to receive a lot of his due but cannot deny marveling at Michael Jordan’s resume.

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