Kevin Garnett: "We Call Joe Johnson 'Joe Jesus'...."

Yeah, we can sit here and call Joe Johnson "Joe Cool," but, man, Kevin Garnett has a better idea. After Monday night's win over the Atlanta Hawks, Garnett tipped the media to a new nickname for Joe Johnson.

Enjoy:

Kevin Garnett says he calls Joe Johnson "Joe Jesus" Why? "He may not be there when you call him but he's there when you need him."

— Stefan Bondy (@NYDNInterNets) January 7, 2014

Garnett calls Johnson "Joe Jesus": "He might not be there when you call on him, but he's there when you need him."

— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) January 7, 2014

Kevin Garnett called Joe Johnson "Joe Jesus, because he might not be there when you call on him but he's there when you need him."

— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) January 7, 2014

Garnett said they call Joe Johnson "Joe Jesus." Cause "he might not always be there when you call him but he's always there when u need him"

— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) January 7, 2014

Garnett said the #Nets call Johnson "Joe Jesus" because he's "not always there when you call on him but he's there when you need him."

— Alex Raskin (@alexraskinNYC) January 7, 2014

#BrooklynNets Kevin Garnett on JJohnson: "We call him Joe Jesus...he might not be there when you call him but he's there when you need him."

— Fred Kerber (@FredKerber) January 7, 2014

KG on Joe Jesus: "He's not always there when you call on him. But he's there when you need him." #Nets

— Mike Mazzeo (@MazzESPN) January 7, 2014

lmao Joe Jesus

— Henry Sanchez (@HenrySanchez) January 7, 2014

Garnett on Joe Johnson's nite: Just to see him taking over and be 'Joe Jesus' as we like to call him ... http://t.co/mNu0v9q2A3

— adry torres (@AdryTorresNYC) January 7, 2014

KG said #Nets call Joe, "Joe Jesus" because he might not be there when you call on him, but he’s there when you need him." End of interview

— Rod Boone (@rodboone) January 7, 2014

Ladies and gentlemen, Joe Jesus.