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Celtics star Kevin Garnett gives up home court - BostonHerald.com Page 1 of 2 <br /> 4-.5) ()roe O rclad fd <br /> Celtics star Kevin Garnett gives up home court <br /> By Jerry Kronenberg I Saturday,June 12,2010 I http://www.bostonherald.com I Boston Celtics <br /> Boston Celtics [team stats] star Kevin Garnett has sold a Big Ticket <br /> item-his 15-acre Minnesota estate. <br /> Garnett, known as"Big Ticket"to Celtics fans, sold the spread for$3 .; <br /> million to ex-United Healthcare CEO William McGuire, according to <br /> interviews and public records. <br /> "It's a very,very nice place,"said Steven Webster, a real estate <br /> agent who wasn't involved in the sale but lives next door. "It's very <br /> palatial, but a very private setting." <br /> Garnett bought the one-time farm in 1998 for$1.35 million while <br /> playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves,then proceeded to spend <br /> big bucks on a two-year renovation. <br /> "He did a fabulous job on the remodeling,"said Webster,who <br /> estimates the site would have fetched up to$8 million in better times. <br /> "I think McGuire got a hell of a buy." ; <br /> The estate is located in Orono, Minn., an exclusive community of 1 41111111116, <br /> multimillion-dollar homes situated along Lake Minnetonka just Photo by Matthew Healey(file) <br /> outside of Minneapolis. <br /> Webster said the home's previous owners have included heirs to the Hamm's Beer and Dayton-Hudson department-store <br /> fortunes. <br /> The estate features a 10,673-square-foot main house, a private pond and two six-car garages that Webster said Garnett <br /> stocked with Bentleys and Ferraris. <br /> The athlete also converted the site's barn into a two-story kennel for his five Rottweilers,two pit bulls and two mastifs. <br /> A local official who inspected the facility in 2004 told a reporter that the dogs"live better than most people,"with a full-time <br /> handler and their own TV to"watch Daddy(play)." <br /> Garnett,who bought a$4.6 million Concord home in 2007 after joining the Celtics,couldn't be reached for comment. <br /> Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1261005 <br /> Related Articles: <br /> Celtics' Big Three faces Final curtain call <br /> /sports/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1262190 <br /> Celtics fans: Let's do it while we can <br /> /news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1261840 <br /> Celtics have one for all <br /> /sports/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1261693 <br /> �'✓at&t <br /> 111 Free* LG CF360 package, ! Shop Now <br /> '2-year contract.Restrictions apply. <br /> Contact us I Print advertising I Online advertising I Herald history I News tips I Electronic edition I Browser upgrade I Home <br /> delivery I Herald wireless <br /> $ave on Boston Herald Home Delivery <br /> Jobs with Herald Media <br /> http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/basketball/celtics/view.bg?articleid=1261005&format... 6/17/2010 <br />