Watch Kevin Garnett Use 'Beats By Dr. Dre' To Quiet Heckling Knicks Fans [THE BRIEF]
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The Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Garnett stars in a clever new spot for Beats By Dr. Dre, in which he uses the Beats headphones to drown out jeering Knicks fans on the way to a game. In the ad, Garnett is verbally assaulted with racial epithets and taunts about his old age as the Nets bus pulls into Madison Square Garden, but he finds solace in a humorously upbeat song on his headphones.
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