Garnett credits Beyonce for improving his stamina

Beyonce apparently served as an unlikely source of inspiration for Kevin Garnett during his playing days.

During a recent appearance on Bill Simmons' podcast, Los Angeles Clippers guard J.J. Redick revealed that Garnett - who recently joined the Clippers as a consultant after spending 21 seasons in the NBA - began singing while running after watching Beyonce do the same. Garnett supposedly credits the practice with improving his stamina.

"One time I saw her working out, and she was doing her dances and she was singing while she was doing her dancing," Redick recalled Garnett telling him, according to TIME's Cady Lang. "So then I'm thinking to myself, 'Maybe I should run and sing at the same time.'

"So in the offseason, I would go to Malibu and I would go down to the beach, and when I run on the beach I would be like 'Lalala lalala lalala,' while I'm running. So then, when I get on the court and I'm getting back on defense and I'm talking on defense, I don't get tired."

You can listen to the full episode below.