Following Thursday’s blowout win over the Lakers, Kevin Garnett left no doubt where he wants to end this season and his career.

There has been plenty of speculation in the last week, linking Garnett’s name to trade rumors involving the Clippers and, most recently, the Nuggets.

Garnett, one of the most sensitive and informed superstars in the league, took the opportunity – unsolicited – to remind everyone of his intentions.

“On a last note, I just want to say I love my situation here,” said Garnett, who has a full no-trade clause and can veto any deal the Celtics may encounter heading toward the Feb. 21 trade deadline. “I don’t know what y’all’s sources are or whoever is making up these bulls**t articles about me getting traded to Denver and all these other places. I bleed green and I continue to do that. If it’s up to me, I’m going to retire a Celtic. I just want y’all to know that. Keep it real.”

Minutes earlier, when asked what kind of message a six-game winning streak sends Celtics GM Danny Ainge about keeping the team together, Garnett offered this:

“I don’t know what Danny and upper management has up their sleeves as far as making this team better,” Garnett said. “But we, as players, can only control us. Right now, we are in a rhythm; we are moving the ball. I know I kind of sound like a broken record but we are continuing to consolidate the ball and everybody’s touching the ball and playing with a lot of confidence. We are playing together on both ends and that’s important right now.”

The Celtics are 6-0 since Rajon Rondo went down with season-ending ACL tear in his right knee. Garnett explained that the Celtics lost their best chef but they’re still cooking up a winning recipe.

“Well, the only way I can really explain it is that when you sit back, Rondo does so many great things for this team, you kind of get lackadaisical if you will,” Garnett began. “It’s very similar to if you had someone cooking for you and you’re expecting that every day. All of sudden, someone isn’t there for you in your house to do that. And it’s up to you to feed yourself. All of sudden, you start making all of these gourmet dishes and then it’s more people over to the house. You never knew you possess that unless you lost that person who was cooking. It’s kind of like that.”

Garnett then went into the above soliloquy on bleeding green for life.

All of this on a night when he became the first player in NBA history with 25,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists and 1,500 blocks.

“I’m sure someday I’ll fall back and rock in my rocking chair having a cigar, thinking about what I’ve done, I’m sure it will make some sense to me,” Garnett said. “But you know, I told Doc when I came here to all the coaches and ex-players and current players and systems and organizations, this great organization that I play for, I’m more than honored, because without the systems and the coaches, and obviously players that put you in a position to score the basketball none of this would be possible. You know, I try to keep my body young and keep together. But there’s so many different components going into some of the individual awards, and I’d just like to obviously say I’m more than honored. But thank you, to all the ones that you guys don’t see. So, I guess all that said and done I’m more than flattered and honored.”

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