Título: Kevin Garnett
Seção: Return to Minnesota (2015-2016)
Background: Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and won a national player of the year award. He entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.

Conteúdo: On February 19, 2015, Garnett agreed to waive his no-trade clause in order to be traded back to Minnesota in exchange for Thaddeus Young. Six days later, he made his return for the Timberwolves against the Washington Wizards at the Target Center, recording five points on 2-of-7 shooting with eight rebounds and two blocks in 19 minutes in his first game for Minnesota since 2007. He appeared in just five games for the Timberwolves in 2014-15, before sitting out the team's final 21 games of the season due to a nagging knee injury.  On July 11, 2015, Garnett re-signed with the Timberwolves to a two-year deal. On November 15, 2015, Garnett became the fifth player in NBA history to play at least 50,000 minutes. He joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Jason Kidd and Elvin Hayes. Garnett played a season-high 23:54 against the Memphis Grizzlies, recording eight points, five rebounds and four assists. On November 23, he had a season-best game with 8 points and 10 rebounds in a 100-95 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. On December 1, he recorded four points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes against the Orlando Magic, surpassing Jason Kidd (50,110) for third on the NBA's career minutes list. Four days later, in a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, he became the 15th player in NBA history to surpass 26,000 career points.  On December 11, 2015, Garnett passed Karl Malone as the NBA's all-time leader in defensive rebounds during Minnesota's 111-108 overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets. He 

user: When did Kevin go back to Minnesota?

assistant: On February 19, 2015, Garnett agreed to waive his no-trade clause in order to be traded back to Minnesota

user: When did he play after being traded?

assistant: Six days later, he made his return for the Timberwolves against the Washington Wizards at the Target Center,

user: Was he injured that year?

assistant: knee injury.

user: How many games did he play in before the injury?

assistant: He appeared in just five games for the Timberwolves in 2014-15, before sitting out the team's final 21 games of the season due to a nagging knee injury.

user: Did they keep him on the team after the injury?

assistant: On July 11, 2015, Garnett re-signed with the Timberwolves to a two-year deal.

user: Did he have any special accomplishments that season?

assistant: On November 15, 2015, Garnett became the fifth player in NBA history to play at least 50,000 minutes.

user: What was his best game that season?

assistant: He finished the game with four defensive boards to give him 11,409 for his career, three ahead of Malone.

user: Did he break any of Malone's other records?

assistant: he became the 15th player in NBA history to surpass 26,000 career points.

user: Did he ever have knee problems again?

assistant: he also told the team's owner that he wasn't sure that his knees would hold up for one more season.