Kevin Garnett’s legacy in the NBA can be found throughout the league, and even in the Indiana Pacers locker room. How specifically, though, has Garnett affected the blue and gold?
No, it wasn’t his sit down and chat with Paul George at All-Star Weekend.
It is in the form of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
According to ESPN’s Baxter Holmes, Garnett got the trend started during the 2007-08 season when he had one before a game and then played well that night. Holmes goes into great detail on how this simple sandwich became a staple of NBA locker rooms after word got out the Boston Celtics had this secret weapon.