KG plays name game with Celtic rooks

KG's hazing routine. You don't exist until you prove you deserve to exist.


http://www.csnne.com/basketball-boston-celtics/celtics-talk/Garnett-plays-name-game-with-Celtics-roo?blockID=785995&feedID=10424


Rookies go through a transitional period during their
first season in the NBA. On the Boston Celtics, part of that experience
is how they are addressed by Kevin Garnett. As the five
Celtics rookies shared with CSNNE.com, first names are a rarity with the
veteran leader.

Fab Melo: “The Youngin. [He calls]
everybody Youngin. Oh, and Melo. He calls me by my last name . . . He
never calls me Fab. I don’t really care about that stuff. In Brazil, we
don’t care. We call first name, last name, it doesn’t really matter. I
don’t mind.”

Dionte Christmas: “He called me Temple (Christmas’ alma mater, Temple University). It was cool, it was alright. I respect it.”


Jared Sullinger: “Youngin.”

Jamar Smith: “He calls me
something different every day – Young Fella, Youngin, 'A.' [He called
me 'A' because] he thinks so fast, he’s always talking. He calls
everybody all kind of names. He hasn’t called me by my first name yet.
He knows my name. When we’re talking, when we’re in the locker room,
he’ll be like, ‘Smith!’ But for the most part on the court, Youngin and
Young Fella.”

Kris Joseph: “Rook, Young Fella, Youngin, three names. I’m assuming he knows my name, but those are the three names he does call me.”


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