They stood by him when he was a star in high school in both football and basketball. They stood by him when he went to prison for a fight in a bowling alley. They stood by him when he left Georgetown early. They are his support system. The problem is, they might not be the best thing for him as an NBA superstar.
Loyalty is admirable to a point.
But all this is pure speculation. We hear glowing reports of Kevin Garnett's friends, who he has working for him, but he doesn't seem to have the same problems that Iverson does. Here is more Zo from the D'Alessandro article. He was taught by John Thompson. He doesn't even want to hear what coach has to say about an incident like this.