Score ‘The Big Ticket’ With Warner Home Video’s Release Of “Kevin Garnett: KG” On DVD February 10, 2009
(November 12, 2008 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Home Video (WHV) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), have teamed up to release a DVD that profiles the inspiring success of one of the most electrifying basketball players to ever step foot on the court- Kevin Garnett. “Kevin Garnett: KG” follows the 11-time NBA All-Star’s path to greatness; from the day he was drafted into the NBA in 1995 through last year’s remarkable Championship run. “Kevin Garnett: KG” hits stores on February 10, 2009 and is available for $24.98 SRP. Order due date is January 6, 2009.
Since being taken number five overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1995 NBA Draft, Garnett has been one of the most dominating big men in the league. Over his 13 year NBA career, KG has garnered many honors and awards most notably becoming the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in the 2003-2004 season and NBA Defensive Player of the Year in the 2007-2008 season. Perhaps his most desired achievement came in 2008 when the 11-time All-Star won his first NBA Championship Ring in his first year with his new team, the Boston Celtics.
In the “Kevin Garnett: KG” DVD, get up-close-and-personal with “The Big Ticket” and journey with him through all of the trials and tribulations, memorable moments, and thrilling victories of his remarkable career. Follow the 11-time NBA All-Star’s rise to stardom from his early years as a teen phenomenon, his emergence as a perennial MVP candidate and finally as the ultimate team player on a historic championship team!
“Warner Home Video is extremely excited to profile one of the most intense athletic big-men to ever play the game – Kevin Garnett,” said Eddie Scannell, WHV Director, Sports Marketing. “KG’s passion for the game is unmatched and this DVD will take fans through every stage of his extraordinary career highlighting one of the most exciting players of the last decade.”
Special bonus features include the following:
• KG’s Playoff Dreams
• Kevin Garnett & Bill Russell Conversation
• Kevin Garnett - NBA Short
• Q & A with Kevin Garnett
• KG with Ahmad Rashad
• Kevin Garnett in the Community The Credits About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About NBA Entertainment NBA Entertainment, the league's award-winning production and programming division, produces NBA TV, a 24-hour television network; exclusive content for each of the NBA's team Web sites; and content for the league's official Web sites: NBA.com, WNBA.com, and NBADLEAGUE.com. The NBA is also an established leader in sports marketing, currently maintaining its long list of fully integrated domestic and global marketing partnerships with the most recognizable brands in the world, including leading Internet content and technology providers that bring the game closer to fans around the world.# # #
• Kevin Garnett & Bill Russell Conversation
• Kevin Garnett - NBA Short
• Q & A with Kevin Garnett
• KG with Ahmad Rashad
• Kevin Garnett in the Community The Credits About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About NBA Entertainment NBA Entertainment, the league's award-winning production and programming division, produces NBA TV, a 24-hour television network; exclusive content for each of the NBA's team Web sites; and content for the league's official Web sites: NBA.com, WNBA.com, and NBADLEAGUE.com. The NBA is also an established leader in sports marketing, currently maintaining its long list of fully integrated domestic and global marketing partnerships with the most recognizable brands in the world, including leading Internet content and technology providers that bring the game closer to fans around the world.