<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Timberwolves all-star Kevin Garnett is donating $1.2 million to build homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina in partnership with Oprah Winfrey's Angel Network. The announcement was made on Oprah's TV show that aired Thursday. There were rumblings several weeks ago that Garnett would be making a donation to aid the storm victims. But the Wolves kept things quiet so Winfrey's producers could surprise her as part of the show. Garnett's donation will build one home a month for the next two years, 24 homes total, for the victims along the Gulf Coast, which was battered by Katrina. "I'm extremely excited to be working with such a quality individual like Oprah Winfrey and her organization," Garnett said in a statement. "I heard Oprah's message about what people could do individually to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina, and it made me think about what I could do. I'm glad to be partnering with an organization that is dedicated to making a difference, and through this project we are directly helping people who need it the most." Garnett did not appear in person on the show. The Wolves were given the day off Thursday, and Garnett was not available for comment. He is expected to comment today at practice. On Aug. 29, Katrina made landfall as a powerful storm along the Gulf Coast that overwhelmed the levees in New Orleans, leaving much of the city flooded. More than 1,000 people died as a result of the storm. "K.G. was very moved by everything that went on from Hurricane Katrina," Garnett's agent, Andy Miller, said in a phone interview. "He was watching very closely and felt a strong passion to make an impact." In January, Garnett donated $100,000 for tsunami relief to the American Refugee Committee's fishing boat project.</div> Source
KG again proves he's one of the best guys that the NBA has to offer. Just another display of his great class, you gotta love a guy who has a lot and gives a lot
Futher more backs the obvious theory that the good guys in sports don't get the press coverage they deserved because of the greedy, trouble-making, loud ones take all the media attention away. I don't think Garnett did this to make himself look good, rather, to actually give something back that was needed. He could have donated 200,000 and would have been praised...
