By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
One of the all time greats announced his retirement and the whole basketball world salutes Kevin Garnett. That of course includes the European stars of the NBA.
From his teammate Ricky Rubio to players who have been inspired by him like Giannis Antetokounmpo, or where his opponents like Zaza Pachulia, here’s what they had to say in the social media about the “Big Ticket”.
Thank you KG !!! Hands down one of the best to ever play this game. I learned what hard work… https://t.co/jBhjRBjk79
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) September 23, 2016
The big ticket will be missed! #ThankYouKG pic.twitter.com/wIo3TgAvok
— Jusuf Nurkić (@nurkic23) September 24, 2016
Always had extra motivation to play against KG…what a inspirational player man… #ThankYouKG #nothingbutrespect
— Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) September 24, 2016
KG finally retiring and joining his knees,
retired 6 years ago. ??#Respect #ThankYouKG pic.twitter.com/SqsedYrSu0— Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) September 24, 2016
Even though we had moments like this ☝?️ I have lot of respect what he did in his career. Salute… https://t.co/mHm3zDSHHt
— Zaza Pachulia (@zaza27) September 24, 2016
Respect for all that you have done??? @ Milwaukee, Wisconsin https://t.co/kymM62QGpO
— Mirza Teletovic (@Teletovic33) September 24, 2016
#ThankYouKG
You were right, anything is possible… pic.twitter.com/h9Al9FOL1q— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) September 23, 2016