News on March 14, on March 13, local time in the United States, the Celtics held a retirement ceremony for the No. 5 jersey for Green Army star Kevin Garnett. Garnett burst into tears and hugged Ray Allen and Pierce, smiling and hating each other.
After the retirement ceremony began, Garnett's friend Paul Pierce gave a speech to thank Garnett on behalf of all the fans and himself, and he brought back the glory of the Green Army.
Celtic owner Wyc said "thank you" to Garnettlian 3 times and described KG in 5 words: "wholehearted, committed, loyal, leadership and champion." ”
Subsequently, Garnett gave a speech in which he excitedly said: "I love my team, it's been a magical journey. If we (the Green Army big three Garnett, Pierce, ray Allen) could have stayed healthy that year, we could have had a few more championship rings. ”
Subsequently, Kevin Garnett directly called Ray Allen, who was sitting on the sidelines: "It is a pleasure to meet Ray Allen here. It was a real pleasure to meet you. The next one (jersey retirement) is you. ”
Ray Allen in the audience first responded with his fists clenched in both hands, and then directly got up on stage.
Ray Allen and Garnett hugged each other tightly, and the years of feud had been completely resolved at this moment.
Interestingly, Pierce was not willing to sit down and be lonely, and rushed up, and Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen made a big hug. The audience stood up and applauded the former Green Army Triumvirate, just as in the past.
Garnett and Ray Allen had tears in their eyes, while Pierce laughed heartlessly.
In the 2007–08 season, Pierce, Garnett, and Ray Allen formed the Boston Big Three and won the NBA championship that season.
The three brothers are in the same frame again, which makes people cry!
With the addition of Garnett, the Celtics retired a total of 23 jerseys. Due to the glory of the Green Army, the retired jersey is presented in the form of 8 jersey numbers spelling a flag.
Finally, The No. 5 joined the legendary numbers of the many Celtics, rising to the ceiling of TD Garden, and the Celtics officially retired the Garnett jersey!
When Garnett lifted his No. 5 shirt with his own hands, tears of excitement flowed down his face, and at this moment, all the emotions merged into a river.
In this regard, netizens have said, "To tell the truth, Garnett deserves to retire the jersey of the Green Army, wolves will retire the No. 21 sooner or later" "Compared to Garnett's jersey retirement, what is more touching is his embrace with Pierce and Ray Allen, how many years, finally released" "Celtics have to develop a triple-digit jersey" "The big three in 07-08 are the real predatory big three, and it is the sacrifice and tenacity that made the championship of that year" "kg is my first favorite star!" It's really just that LeBron's 08 Olympics like LeBron is too violent aesthetic! "That's just like the words, without Aaron, can you win the championship?" Haha" "My youth is gone, but it seems to be back" "I know that this is the result, as long as Ray Allen is small, Garnett and Pierce are both dignified people, this hurdle has passed, and they will try to mention it as little as possible in the future, salute" "Then if Ray Allen goes to the Heat and does not win the championship, ensure that Garnett will not be so angry" "When is the unjust retribution, sooner or later it is not a table."