…Because he pronounces it “ball” fight for about the first 30 seconds of this post-game interview with Craig Sager. Video after the jump.

The lockout-delayed NBA season started in rousing fashion this afternoon, with the Knicks earning a 106-104 win over the Paul Pierce-less Celtics…and emotions running hot in the game’s immediate aftermath.

Former NBA player and current ESPN color commentator Mark Jackson had some strong words for ESPN the Magazine, and, more specifically, their “Player X” feature on Kevin Garnett.

Kevin Garnett was set to take part in a standard postgame interview…but his excited coach got in a few (miked up) words first.

An anonymous player wrote in ESPN the Magazine that Kevin Garnett is a “punk and a coward,” illustrating the dislike many harbor toward the Celtics star.

Kevin Garnett of the Celtics has a reputation for almost legendary intensity – so much so that at least one prominent opposing player said that he’s not just intense…he’s dirty. The play you’ll see after the jump will not help Garnett’s case.

This week’s top tweets feature actress Lindsay Lohan, TV host Keith Olbermann, comedian Bob Saget, the NBA’s Boston Celtics, and late singer Teena Marie.

Boston can breathe a sigh of relief: Celtics forward Kevin Garnett did not seriously injure his left knee on Wednesday night.

The Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett left tonight’s game against the Detroit Pistons with a leg injury after hurting himself going up for a dunk. Initial X-rays were negative.

Kevin Garnett has been under the microscope since Charlie Villanueva’s controversial tweet. Naturally, Joakim Noah, one of the more eccentric players in the NBA, made some entertaining comments about Garnett.