Kevin Garnett was a great specialist in trash-talking, and it was very difficult to get the upper hand in this area. However, a surprising superstar has managed to totally confuse him on the pitch with words that touch the ego.
Few in the history of the NBA have been able to compete with the verbal arrogance of Kevin Garnett. As well as being an intense and dominant player, the 2004 MVP was an incredible trash-talker. The woman, the children, the level of an opponent… No subject was too extreme when it came to gaining a psychological advantage on the pitch. Everyone remembers that legendary streak with Carmelo Anthony where he compared the taste of his wife Lala to that of honey cereal.
Hakeem Olajuwon huge trash-talker according to Garnett
But sometimes, and he was always surprised when it happened, he ran into players with respondent and allowed himself to be unsettled. Several months ago, for example, he told how Tim Duncan, in his very own style, was able to drive all his defenders mad. And in a recent episode of the “A Million Dollars Worth of Game” podcast, The Big Ticket unveiled another superstar surprisingly comfortable with words.
Hakeem Olajuwon is one of those fuckers who just trashtalk the field. Sometimes he would take off his mouthguard and say clearly: “I’m here to destroy it with lateral movements!” He can’t defend on me! “. What am I supposed to say to that? I have no answer.
Who would’ve believed that ? On the pitch, Hakeem The Dream looked rather like a calm and tempered player, but in reality he was ready to remove his mouthguard to talk to his opponents and make them react. And the worst part is that he visibly relied on aspects that hurt, such as the inability of defenders to cope with him. What to say to a man capable of giving cheerfully on both sides of the field?
In his interview, Kevin Garnett also mentioned two names better known for their trash-talking, Michael Jordan and Gary Payton. Obviously, the word was much more liberated on the floors in the 90s. Today, a wrong word can quickly lead to a technical fault … The game is no longer worth the candle.
Kevin Garnett did not know what to respond to the provocations of Hakeem Olajuwon, who announced what he was going to do in attack. Definitely, it is better to be a great player to specialize in trash-talking.
