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Wednesday, Jul 19, 2006

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Karnataka - Bangalore

Kevin Garnett promoting basketball

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The crowd went berserk on seeing their basketball star Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Wolves.

Garnett, who has big fan following here, arrived in Bangalore on Monday to participate in a programme. "KG, KG, KG... " the fans shouted.

He came out with his typical gesture — pumping his fists while saying, "hi guys". From one of his arms screamed the tattoo "Blood, Sweat and Tears", while the other spelt his initials "KG".

A woman in her early 20s was floored by KG. Her joy knew no bounds when the 6' 11" star hugged her. She was found gasping for breath for sometime after that.

The visit was part of his India tour aimed at encouraging the growth of the sport.

Garnett started his NBA stint when he was only 20. He was a member of the Olympic gold medal winning U.S. men's team in 2000.

Garnett was adjudged "NBA's most valuable player" in 2004.

Garnett, who earlier visited Delhi and Agra, told presspersons that, "I am extremely impressed by the passion shown by Indian children for the game."

He saw a bright future for the game in India and stressed the values of teamwork.

Incidentally, "WE" is the theme for his three-city tour in India, which he found "so far so good".

Garnett launched the KG corner at the Adidas flagship store in Bangalore.

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