Kevin Garnett Reveals He Used to Stash NBA Earnings Under His Mattress Instead of Using a Bank

Kevin Garnett, considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history, shared a surprising story about his early financial habits. During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2021, Garnett revealed that, at the start of his career, he kept his NBA earnings in cash under his mattress instead of using a bank. This habit, he explained, stemmed from his upbringing and lack of financial literacy at the time. YouTube screenshot Last week Garnett shared the clip on his TikTok account. Stashed Money “I was coming from Chicago… I was kind of raised with a certain pedigree and mindset. I wasn’t introduced to wires or just fintech. I wasn’t financially savvy, none of it,” Garnett said during the interview. “So when I would get my check, I’d go cash it, bring it home, and I would put it under my mattress.” Garnett added that he even had a system to keep track of the money under his mattress. “The only thing I would say is, ‘If you take money from under here, just put an IOU under here so I know that.’ Because I had it up here, I knew how much money was up. … I got a...