OAKLAND — Future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett knows a thing or two about outdoor hoops.
As a youth, he honed his skills at Springfield Park in Mauldin, South Carolina, developing into one of the best high school prospects in the country, starting at Mauldin High, then Farragut Career Academy in Chicago, where he became Illinois’ Mr. Basketball and a McDonald’s All American in 1995.
Now, after a 21-year NBA career, Garnett, now the host of TNT’s ‘Area 21′ is giving back. On Friday, in partnership with And-1 and Turner Sports’ Paint the Park,’ the former MVP celebrated the renovation of Oakland’s Defremery Park.