When Allen tapped Garnett on the shoulder, Garnett refused to acknowledge the gesture.
When Miami Heat guard Ray Allen checked in during the first quarter against the Boston Celtics Tuesday night, he walked by the Celtics bench to acknowledge his former teammates and coaches.
He received a nice hug from Doc Rivers, cordially embraced with some of the other coaches, and then tried to share a moment with Kevin Garnett.
Except Garnett, who has already declared that he deleted Allen's phone number when he left for the Heat, wasn't having it. When Allen tapped Garnett on the shoulder, Garnett refused to acknowledge the gesture.
We could call Garnett a jerk for failing to recognize the friendly attempts of a former teammate, with whom he won a championship and played five competitive seasons. We could note that Allen, knowing Garnett, probably knew exactly what he was getting into when he tried to enter the lion's den. We could dissect the interaction for hours or days, or we could just sit back and watch the video.