McHale's daughter Sasha just passed away from lupus. Garnett, who McHale drafted and mentored, approached his friend after last night's Celtics-Rockets game.
Kevin Garnett isn't exactly thought of as a loving dude — there are the stories about his feud with Tim Duncan, and how he shunned Ray Allen after Allen left the Celtics for the Heat. But that doesn't mean Garnett doesn't love. He's an emotional guy, and when he feels strongly about something, he rarely shies away from it. That was the case last night, after the Celtics lost to Kevin McHale's Houston Rockets.
McHale, the coach of the Rockets, just lost his 23-year-old daughter Sasha to complications from lupus, and he's been away from basketball for much of the year to spend time with his family. McHale and Garnett go way back — as Vice President of Basketball Operations with the Minnesota Timberwolves, McHale drafted Garnett back in 1995 straight out of high school, and he's served as a mentor to Garnett. Friday night, after the game ended, Garnett made a beeline for McHale, and the two men shared a long, teary hug.
Garnett's comment: "I saw Kevin and had an emotional moment with him."
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