Prince will be remembered forever as a music icon, but he was also a huge Minnesota sports fan.
News of Prince's death brought widespread sadness around the sports world Thursday. Kevin Garnett, who played the first 12 seasons of his career with the Timberwolves before rejoining the team in 2014, shared a specific moment in which he connected with the late legend.
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"My favorite Prince story was just in a nightclub, him sending for me and then telling me how much he knew about me and the game of basketball," Garnett told ESPN.