OK, maybe not in those exact words, but here is what Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah said about Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000 Wednesday, courtesy of ESPNChicago.com:
Speaking of breaks, is this officially "Let's Gang Up on Kevin Garnett" month? First the whole "cancer" trash-talking claim by Charlie Villenueva, and now this.
ESPNChicago.com: Joakim Noah Dislikes Kevin Garnett
...and he called me very nasty names and I was very hurt. Then he took my lunch money. I'm telling my mom. Seriously, how old are we? Give me a break.
The feud started, or perhaps escalated, during last season's playoffs. After Garnett was suspended for throwing an elbow at Quentin Richardson, Noah -- who was in Cleveland playing the Cavaliers -- chimed in that Garnett was a "dirty player."
The most recent incident was Friday night in Boston when Noah received a technical foul, and afterward said of Garnett: "He is who he is."
"He's a very mean guy," Noah said Wednesday. "Where's the love? None at all. Ugly, too."
Noah said what makes the relationship difficult is how big a fan he was of Garnett before entering the NBA in 2007.
"I had his poster in my room," Noah said. "I used to wear his jersey. And the truth is my rookie year, I was in admiration of this guy, and he kind of shut me down.
"And he was very mean to me my rookie year. And he's only mean to the young guys and the [European players], for some reason. I don't know why, but that's who he doesn't like. He's not nice. I talk a lot of trash out there, but c'mon, be a little sensitive. Be sweet."
Speaking of breaks, is this officially "Let's Gang Up on Kevin Garnett" month? First the whole "cancer" trash-talking claim by Charlie Villenueva, and now this.
ESPNChicago.com: Joakim Noah Dislikes Kevin Garnett
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