Kevin Garnett apparently was in a little bit of a news blackout over 48 hours or so, missing out on the news that another Twin Cities sports star -- in this case, Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper -- had been traded.

"Are you serious?" Garnett said. "I've been in L.A. and Malibu."

"I've got a friend in life with him and Randy. I just hope this is what he wants. I know he's from Florida, or at least from the area. So I wish him the best. I hate to see that. Damn! Wow."