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Kevin Garnett Tells Dan Patrick His Grandmother Pulled A Gun On Recruiter

Garnett famously made the jump from high school straight to the NBA in 1995. That doesn’t mean that college basketball programs didn’t try to change his mind before it was too late.
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Kevin Garnett is making the media rounds these days. He is promoting his new memoir KG: A to Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between.

Garnett famously made the jump from high school straight to the NBA in 1995. That doesn’t mean that college basketball programs didn’t try to change his mind before it was too late. He writes about the recruiting process in the book and shared some of the illicit benefits he was offered at that time with Dan Patrick on Friday on FOX Sports Radio.

Patrick asked point blank what Garnett was offered by various recruiters.

“A lot of cash, for my mother and my family to have better opportunities, to meet some of the most powerful people in the world, whatever that meant,” Kevin Garnett answered.

He then shared a story that certainly one recruiter will never forget. Garnett’s mother sent him to live with his grandmother during his senior year of high school. She was worried both herself and her son were being overwhelmed by the attention of college recruiters. Garnett’s grandmother didn’t believe all attention and offers were good things.

“I had a certain recruiter come see me and he offered me some cash in front of my grandma,” Garnett told Patrick. “She went and got a shotgun. She told me to always set the tone with people that you can never be bought, because if you can be bought once, you can be bought always.”

He tried to gloss over the story like it was no big deal. Dan Patrick wouldn’t let that fly. He asked Garnett how the recruiter reacted to the shotgun.

“I had to tell him to get his bag and get the hell up outta here, or else him and his bag were never gonna make it outta here,” Garnett answered.

No names were used. Kevin Garnett said that the recruiter is still active in college basketball. They even cross paths occasionally and Garnett says he always offers a wink when they do.

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FOX Sports Radio Broadcasting Live From Arizona & Las Vegas For Super Bowl Week

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Sports radio will descend upon Glendale, Arizona and the greater Phoenix area next week for Super Bowl LVII, and FOX Sports Radio will be out in full force.

FOX Sports Radio announced Thursday that Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd, LaVar Arrington, Brady Quinn, Jonas Knox, Doug Gottlieb, Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Chris Broussard and Rob Parker will all be live from either radio row, State Farm Stadium or Scottsdale Stadium starting Monday.

Dan Patrick and his crew will be at Scottsdale Stadium, which is the spring training home of the San Francisco Giants and the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League. Colin Cowherd will broadcast two shows from State Farm Stadium, site of this year’s Super Bowl, on Thursday and Friday.

The rest of the FSR names mentioned above will all be doing their respective shows from radio row at the Phoenix Convention Center.

FOX Sports Radio also announced Jason Smith and Mike Harmon will broadcast from the Wynn Las Vegas resort on Thursday and Friday. They will have a strong focus on all things betting with regards to the Super Bowl.

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Alpha Media Ends San Antonio Sports Star Simulcast, 1250 AM Goes All ESPN Radio

“Alpha launched Sports Star on 94.1 back in June of last year, giving San Antonio its first FM sports talk station.”
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San Antonio now has a frequency where people can find local sports talk and the full ESPN Radio lineup.

RadioInsight reported owner Alpha Media has tweaked what was on 1250 AM, launching it as ESPN 1250. The station will be San Antonio’s 24/7/365 home for ESPN Radio. That will include NBA, NFL and MLB play-by-play on top of talk.

San Antonio’s Sports Star had been simulcasting on 1250, but Alpha will carry on with live and local programming on the stronger FM frequency. Alpha launched Sports Star on 94.1 back in June of last year, giving San Antonio its first FM sports talk station.

Sports Star is the home of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers in San Antonio.

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ESPN Radio 94.1 Sells Station Naming Rights To Priority Automotive Group

“The programming on the station does not change.”
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Max Media has found an interesting new revenue stream in Virginia Beach. ESPN Radio 94.1 has sold its naming rights. The station has rebranded as Priority Auto Sports Radio 94.1 ESPN.

“This is an important partnership for us,” said Priority Automotive COO Matt Elmer. “At Priority Automotive we think sports ties everyone together, so this is a great opportunity for us to be a voice in the community and partner with the number one voice for sports in Hampton Roads, ESPN 94.1.”

The programming on the station does not change. Listeners in the 757 will still hear the nationally syndicated ESPN Radio lineup except for in afternoon drive when The Tim Donnelly Show is on the air.

“The partnership between ESPN 94.1 and Priority Automotive is a natural evolution for both companies,” President and Market Manager Keith Barton added. “From the many youth organizations to college teams, Priority Automotive Has been dedicated to sports in Hampton Roads for decades. Max Media is incredibly proud to be partnered with such a class organization.”

Priority Automotive owns 17 car dealerships across Virginia.

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