Before every game he played for the Celtics, Kevin Garnett followed a routine.
First, he would slap his chest to the crowd.
“Let them know that my heart was in it,” Garnett told reporters on Thursday.
Then he would hit his head on the basket support.
“I would do anything in this game,” Garnett explained.
Then he would look up for inspiration. High above him in the TD Garden rafters, he could see all of the numbers retired by the Celtics, and all the banners earned by those players.
“That was my driving force,” Garnett said.