Home Podcasts KG Certified
KG Certified

KG Certified

Black Effect x All The Smoke Productions 129 episodes Latest Jun 2, 2026

KG CERTIFIED is a series hosted by Hall of Fame NBA legend, Kevin Garnett. Garnett traverses the sports landscape to bring you unparalleled sit-downs with the biggest stars and most influential power brokers in the industry. Plus, KG is joined weekly by former teammate and Hall Of Famer Paul Pierce to break down the latest in the NBA in TICKET & THE TRUTH.

Episodes

Knicks’ Must-Win Game 4, Brunson Getting Beat Up and Why the Crowd Isn’t Enough | TICKET & THE TRUTH Jun 10, 2026 2933 The road team has won every single game of this Finals, and Game 3 was the wildest one yet. KG and Paul break down Victor Wembanyama’s bounce-back, Stephon Castle going absolutely nuclear on both ends, and a rookie Dylan Harper coming off the bench being a differencemaker. Then they get into the part everybody’s mad about: 24 second-half free throws to 8, Mike Brown losing it, and whet
Chet’s Game 7 No-Show, Wemby’s NYC Takeover & the Face of the League Debate | TICKET & THE TRUTH Jun 2, 2026 3182 The Finals are set and New York may never be the same. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce break down Victor Wembanyama dragging the Spurs into a Finals showdown with the Knicks, why NYC is about to turn into the most dangerous pressure cooker in sports, and whether Wemby is already the face of the league. Plus OKC’s stunning collapse and Chet’s Game 7 disappearing act, the brutal cap decisi
Knicks HUGE Game 1 Comeback, KG’s Untold Wemby Summer & Duren Super Max? | TICKET & THE TRUTH May 21, 2026 3590 KG and Paul break down exactly why the defending champs got cooked in game 1, why Castle plays like a “red nose pit,” and how the Spurs ran out the youngest starting five in NBA playoff history without blinking. Plus, KG drops the never-before-told story of his summer with Wemby. Hakeem, the monks, the mentality download, and what really happened on that football field in California.Ov
Is It Time for LeBron to Retire? Wemby Needs an Enforcer, OKC’s Dynasty Mode | TICKET & THE TRUTH May 15, 2026 3557 Lakers got swept by OKC and Paul Pierce is ready to say out loud what nobody else will: it’s time. KG and Paul break down LeBron’s 4th career sweep, the Pelinka–Redick ball moment that looks an awful lot like leverage, and whether Bron is pulling himself out of the GOAT conversation by sticking around.Plus: Wemby’s ejection (and need for an enforcer) & Spurs are up 3-2
Kevin Garnett & Alex Thomas on the Lost Art of NBA Trash Talk, Wemby’s First Playoffs May 1, 2026 3294 Kevin Garnett sits down with comedian & actor Alex Thomas for one of the funniest and most real conversations of the season. KG and Inglewood’s break down Wembanyama’s first playoff run and the exact way KG would have guarded him. Why LeBron James at 41 is doing something nobody has ever done, and why OKC is steamrolling everybody in the West with no answers in sight.KG and Alex ge
Kerr’s End of an Era, SGA Chases Jordan & Wemby’s Concussion Worries | TICKET & THE TRUTH Apr 24, 2026 3249 Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce break down the top playoff moment so far. The guys dig into Steve Kerr’s rumored exit and what the end of the Warriors dynasty means for the NBA’s changing of the guard — with KG speaking from his own “end of the run” experience. SGA wins another Clutch Player of the Year award and sets his sights on something no one since Michael Jordan
KG & Tony Allen Break Down LaMelo’s Leg Grab, Wemby’s Playoff Debut & Ja’s Future Apr 17, 2026 4797 Kevin Garnett is joined in studio by the Grindfather, Tony Allen, for one of the most wide-open basketball conversations of the playoff season. KG and TA break down Victor Wembanyama’s first playoff series against Portland, the Giannis sweepstakes heating up in Milwaukee, the Knicks’ first-round pressure, Scottie Barnes’ two-way dominance with Toronto, and the Timberwolves’
KG on the Lakers’ Panic Level, Jokic vs Shai and Why the West Just Changed | TICKET & THE TRUTH Apr 10, 2026 3597 Kevin Garnett & Paul Pierce are back together for one of the realest basketball conversations of the season. Ticket and Truth break down the Lakers’ injury panic, Jokic vs Shai in the MVP race, Denver and OKC on a collision course in the West, the playoff picture in both conferences, Michigan’s championship run, and the chaos taking over college basketball in the NIL and transfer p
KG's Wembanyama Prediction, SGA MVP Case and the Dark Horse Nobody Is Talking About with Matt Barnes Apr 3, 2026 4664 Kevin Garnett sits down with NBA champion and All The Smoke host Matt Barnes for one of the most wide-open basketball conversations of the season. KG and Matt break down the state of today's young players, the NBA playoff picture, the MVP race, March Madness Final Four picks, and the future of the WNBA, all with the unfiltered energy only KG Certified can bring. KG opens with a passionate rant abo
Wemby Collected The Infinity Stones, Cade’s 65-Game Nightmare & Charlotte’s Secret Weapon | TAP’N IN Mar 27, 2026 3184 Paul Picks Spurs Over OKC, KG’s 65-Game Rule Rant & Who To Fear in Round 1 | TAP’N INKG Goes OFF on the NBA’s 65-Game Rule, Spurs Coming Out The West?! & LaMelo’s Takeover | TAP’N INKevin Garnett and Paul Pierce break down the entire NBA playoff picture as the regular season winds down. Paul shocks with his bold pick of the Spurs to come out of the West, while
SGA Joins Jordan’s 30-Point Club, Jaylen Brown for MVP & Hawks’ Secret Weapon | TICKET & THE TRUTH Mar 20, 2026 3372 SGA just joined Michael Jordan in an exclusive club: four straight seasons averaging 30 points per game. Nobody else in NBA history has done it. KG and Paul break down why his throwback mid-range game mixed with today’s three-point era makes him virtually unstoppable, and debate whether he’s locked in for back-to-back MVP.The conversation heats up when the guys clash over All-NBA First
KG’s Untold Kobe Stories & When Iverson Crossed THE GOD with Andrew Bernstein & Dappz | KG CERTIFIED Feb 27, 2026 2559 Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce sit down with legendary NBA photographer Andrew Bernstein, who spent 40 years capturing the most iconic moments in basketball history, and sports card mogul, Dappz, turning collectibles into a cultural movement. KG drops never-before-told stories about his relationship with Kobe Bryant — from a hilarious free throw line confrontation to the time they were both n

Recommended

Playing