Kevin Garnett's time in the NBA is now over. The kid who changed the game in many ways off the court is calling it a career after 21 seasons in the Association. KG and the Minnesota Timberwolves reaching a buyout on his 8-million dollar contract for next season.

Injuries limiting his playing time last year, and it was unclear how much he would have played this campaign. The future Hall-of-Famer, saying "farewell" and "thank you" to fans through an Instagram post.

Kevin Garnett's time in the NBA is now over. The kid who changed the game in many ways off the court is calling it a career after 21 seasons in the Association.

Garnett came into the NBA as a high-schooler in 1995. He ushered in a change by becoming the first player in decades to jump directly to the pros without going to college. That started a trend, until the league ruled that players must spend at least one-year in college.

He would also be at the centre of the league's first lockout -- his 6-year 126-million dollar deal, the richest in history at the time, forced the NBA to re-think its finances, thus locking out the players.

On the court, he was intense, and he spent the first half of his career with the team that drafted him -- the Minnesota Timberwolves, but on-court success never came. He earned his only MVP award in Minny for the 2004 season. But it wasn't until his trade to the Boston Celtics that he became a winner, helping the C's to their 17th NBA title in 2008, by beating the hated LA Lakers.