Kevin Garnett is easily one of the most intense personalities to ever play professional basketball and had the ability and skill set to affect the game at his will during his prime. Kevin Garnett was the first NBA Player to be drafted directly out of high school in two decades by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft.
Throughout his twenty-one year NBA career, Kevin Garnett has averaged 17.8 points per game has received NBA All-Star honors a total of twelve times, was named the Most Valuable Player during the 2004 NBA season, and received his first and only NBA Championship with the 2008 Boston Celtics. Kevin Garnett did it all, whether if it was provide a defensive presence, hit the open shot, have a plethora of weapons with his back to the back or get in the competition's head with trash talk, Garnett was feared and respected during his NBA career.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.