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Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett, right, and Phoenix Suns' Channing Frye are separated by referee Steve Javie, center, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, in Phoenix. Garnett was charged with two technicals and ejected from the game. (AP Photo/Matt York)

PHOENIX - Respect is a funny thing. It is something that is earned, not given to a person. That's a lesson Boston Celtics' forward Kevin Garnett learned the hard way with one NBA head coach this week.

Phoenix Suns head coach Alvin Gentry was a guest on Sports 620 KTAR's Gambo and Ash Thursday afternoon and made it very clear that after the way Garnett played in Phoenix last Friday, he has very little respect left for the Boston big man.

"I used to be a big fan of [Kevin Garnett]," he said. "Some of the antics he's pulled lately, you don't need to do that as a star player. I've never seen Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant or even a Dwyane Wade do that."

The coach was upset because Garnett not only hit Channing Frye in the groin late in the Suns 88-71 victory over the Celtics but also because the forward placed his foot where Frye could land on it after shooting. Gentry viewed the tactics as reckless play that could cause injury to a fellow player.

"You can compete and play hard, that doesn't need to be a part of it. It really doesn't," he said. "To do that to someone you can seriously hurt him," he said. "You know the fact that all of a sudden Channing comes down on his foot twice on jump shots that's a very dangerous play.

Garnett ejected
"If you're asking me, yeah, I lost a little respect for him. I love his competitive nature but there is no place for what he was doing in our game."

The Suns and Celtics will meet up for the second and final time in Boston on March 2.

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    hugUhbear wrote...
    Stern ovbiously condones this --Zero fine for KG
    February 3, 2011 6:03 pm
    Garnett hit Channing in the groin (not hard - but the video is clear) but the worst thing he did was slide his feet under Channing so that when Channing landed he would roll an ankle. Shows garnett has no integrity for the game and since he did it twice to Channing in the game it appears to be his pattern of play.
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    Tennisgrandpa wrote...
    What do you expect?
    February 4, 2011 9:27 am
    Look, Garnett has been a punk since high school. ?His antics don't surprise me at all. But expecting that spineless, corrupt Sterns to discipline one of his favorite moneymakers? Ain't gunna happen. If Sterns didn't discipline the 50% of the refs that violated the NBA gambling policy, he's not gunna do anything about Garnett. Sterns is a crook and will manipulate the NBA so LA and Boston get to the finals.
    Dale
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    Tennisgrandpa wrote...
    Continued
    February 4, 2011 9:32 am
    Miami and NY will have a chance to get in the mix because of the changes but here inthe west, we're locked in to LA. LA is the only market that will produce the ratings Sterns wants. The last thing Sterns wants to see is a Utah/Atlanta championship. Ever wonder why Sterns had all the NBA attorneys go after Tim Donaghy so his book would never get published? Check out some of the excerpts online from that book. http://deadspin.com/5392067/excerpts-from-the-book-the-nba-doesnt-want-you-to-read
    Dale
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    pcdude wrote...
    Fan of the NBA
    February 4, 2011 9:55 am
    I agree with Gentry. I used to like Garnett but it's dirty plays like this that make it hard to be a fan of a team like that (a la Spurs and Bruce Bowen) or a fan of the NBA. I do believe it's fixed but who will ever prove it. Oh well, I will watch and support the local team but it sure makes watching it very difficult.
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