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Kevin Garnett defined by intensity

Ultra-competitiveness has been hallmark of Celtics' future Hall of Famer

Updated: November 4, 2010, 8:47 AM ET
By Chris Forsberg | ESPNBoston.com

BOSTON -- Even Kevin Garnett admits he can seem robotic on the basketball court, a win-at-all-costs mercenary with little care for anyone in opposing colors. But he's suggested, on occasion, that there's a heart beneath that seemingly tin No. 5 Boston Celtics jersey, telling reporters last week, "I know I've got a bar code over the back of my neck, but I am human."

So Garnett couldn't help but be stung Wednesday when pundits attacked his on-court judgment after Detroit's Charlie Villanueva ...

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