Kevin Garnett, Doc Rivers mad that Charlie Villanueva is mad about cancer comments

According to Kevin Garnett, it’s not that he was dropping the cancer bomb on Charlie Villanueva because of his appearance.

Instead, he was referring to his play.

Garnett responded to Villanueva’s accusation that the Celtic called Charlie V a cancer patient during Boston's 109-86 win over Detroit on Tuesday.

"I am aware there was a major miscommunication regarding something I said on the court last night. My comment to Charlie Villanueva was in fact: You are cancerous to your team and our league,” Garnett said.

Early Wednesday, Villanueva posted on Twitter that KG insulted him by calling him a cancer patient. Via Charlie V’s account, he posted:

“KG called me a cancer patient, I'm pissed because, u know how many people died from cancer, and he's tossing it like it's a joke, I wouldn't even trip about that, but a cancer patient, I know way 2 many people who passed away from it, and I have a special place 4 those.”

Villanueva is hairless due to a condition called alopecia unversalis.

Celtics coach Doc Rivers decided to side with his own guy on this win. Rivers is bummed because, in his mind, insults involving cancer should be left on the court.

“Talking about what the guys said during the game, there isn’t a place,” Rivers said. “I don’t find a place for it.”

While CV isn’t exactly on the same level as a Kobe Bryant, calling him a team cancer might be a bit out of line as well. Furthermore, Villanueva has always been considered a character guy off the court. Even if the comments were taken out of context, they still seem a bit out of line. And for Rivers to be upset because they went public, well, he might be missing the bigger picture.

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Charlie Villanueva introduces fans to fantasy basketball

For those of you living under a technological cave (but still equipped with a Twitter), don't fear. Charlie Villanueva is here to rescue you.

Villanueva informed fans through several tweets that he is creating an innovate, new "league" in this strange concept called "fantasy basketball." What is this fantasy basketball you ask? Well, CV shall explain:

"For those asking what is Fantasy Basketball? Part 1: It is like you are you own General Manager and it's played by keeping track of stats."

Wow, that's crazy! Tell me more.

"Fantasy Basketball Part 2: You keep track of NBA players you yourself actually drafted and compete based on their statistical categories."

Anything else I should know?

"Fantasy Basketball Part 3: You can create/join a league and manage your team with live scoring, stats, scout reports, injuries news, advice."

Well, this is just amazing. This has to be a new concept, right?

"Fantasy Games have been around for a long time. ESPN provides the best detailed platform to play. It's not too late to join in. Stay tuned."

So, there you have it. Fans have a chance to compete with Charlie Villanueva in some fantasy basketball. Something tells me the winner of that league will have a roster that doesn't include Charlie Villanueva.

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Daye makes Villanueva pay

After a disappointing 2009-10, Charlie Villanueva committed the offseason to improving his game, becoming a gym rat while staying in the metro Detroit area in anticipation of the 2010-11 campaign.


It wasn’t good enough, apparently.

Pistons coach John Kuester announced that second-year forward Austin Daye will start at the four in Detroit’s season-opener with the Nets in New Jersey on Wednesday.

Daye, who is over 30 pounds lighter than Villanueva, dazzled the Piston coaching in the preseason. His 15.9 points per game was second-best on the team’s roster, trailing only Rodney Stuckey’s 16.1 average. He also added 5.6 rebounds per contest.

Don’t expect Villanueva to be down forever, however. Unless Daye has some unknown stamina built up, it’s hard to imagine an undersized 22-year-old in his sophomore stint to meet starting requirements for 82 games. Kuester admitted this today and even hinted that Villanueva could earn his starting job back at some point during the season.

Based on today’s news, the preseason was a huge factor in determining the lineup. If that’s the case, Villanueva should still feel pretty good about his job despite losing it to start the season. He put up 12.3 points per game and added 3.9 rebounds.

Photo courtesy of Yahoo! Sports.

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