Kevin Garnett gave a wide-ranging interview to NBA TV on Monday, and in it he discussed the problems that arise out of AAU basketball.

“Our league now is at a point where you have to teach more than anything. AAU has killed our league. Seriously. I hate to even say this, but it’s real,” Garnett said. “From the perspective that these kids are not being taught anything. They have intentions and they want things but the way they see it is not how our league works. You earn everything in this league. You’re not entitled to anything. And it’s more entitlement than anything."

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Garnett is not alone in his thoughts. Kobe Bryant has long been critical of the AAU system. The Lakers legend said in 2015 that it is "killing us" and added, "There’s so many games being played without a concept of how to play them."

There's also a belief, as Garnett said, that AAU makes players entitled. It's why former players often use the phrase "AAU babies" to refer to players who participated.