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Kevin Garnett joins TNT as a special contributor

"We're calling it just like we see it here."

Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O'Neal played together for one season in Boston, and will now be coworkers at Turner Sports. Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff

It didn’t take long after announcing his NBA retirement for Kevin Garnett to find a new home for his considerable personality. Turner Sports announced Friday that Garnett will get his own recurring segment as part of TNT’s acclaimed NBA coverage.

The weekly appearance from Garnett was promoted as being “raw” and “unfiltered.” When asked by fellow commentator Kenny Smith what exactly that means, KG gave this answer:

“We’re calling it just like we see it here. You know I got to have the cuss button right here.”

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