--- title: "10 Basketball Family Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Basketball Family quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Basketball Family sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/kristaps-porzingis-8079_basketball_we-re-a-basketball-family-119557_119557.jpg" --- > [We're a basketball family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristaps-porzingis/we-re-a-basketball-family/) [Kristaps Porzingis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristaps-porzingis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/kristaps-porzingis-8079_basketball_we-re-a-basketball-family-119557_119557.jpg) > [Basketball in my family is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/basketball-in-my-family-is-everything/) [Domantas Sabonis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/domantas-sabonis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/domantas-sabonis-6382_basketball_basketball-in-my-family-is-everything-22_2298866.jpg) > [Basketball is more than our family business; it's our family passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobias-harris/basketball-is-more-than-our-family-business-it-s-our-family-passion/) [Tobias Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobias-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/tobias-harris-6078_basketball_basketball-is-more-than-our-family-busin_315717.jpg) > [I love my teammates, I love basketball, but family comes first all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-schroder/i-love-my-teammates-i-love-basketball-but-family-comes-first-all-the/) [Dennis Schroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-schroder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/dennis-schroder-6914_basketball_i-love-my-teammates-i-love-basketball-bu_2238725.jpg) > [The Bucks and John Hammond chose me in the draft, got me in the NBA, kept me in the team with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giannis-antetokounmpo/the-bucks-and-john-hammond-chose-me-in-the-draft-got-me-in-the-nba/) [Giannis Antetokounmpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giannis-antetokounmpo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d34/giannis-antetokounmpo-6495_basketball_the-bucks-and-john-hammond-chose-me-in-t_399486.jpg) > [Without my success in basketball, I'm nothing. My family, my daughter, my teammates, my foundation, my acting career - they all depend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-allen/without-my-success-in-basketball-i-m-nothing-my-family-my-daughter-my/) [Ray Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/ray-allen-11387_basketball_without-my-success-in-basketball-i-m-not_1779003.jpg) > [As committed to my Lakers teammates and the organization as I am, I ultimately play basketball for my family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-bradley/as-committed-to-my-lakers-teammates-and-the-organization-as-i-am-i/) [Avery Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/avery-bradley-9042_basketball_as-committed-to-my-lakers-teammates-and_227416.jpg) > [Some people insist they've never met a gay person. But Three Degrees of Jason Collins dictates that no NBA player can claim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-collins/some-people-insist-they-ve-never-met-a-gay-person-but-three-degrees/) [Jason Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/jason-collins-4195_basketball_some-people-insist-they-ve-never-met-a-g_1462877.png) > [I don't come from any type of entertainment. I come from a basketball family. My dad still says, 'Trevor, are you sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-jackson/i-don-t-come-from-any-type-of-entertainment-i-come-from-a-basketball/) [Trevor Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/945/trevor-jackson-23744_basketball_i-don-t-come-from-any-type-of-entertainm_608137.jpg) > [I didn't miss any games, but Coach Knight came out and spent three days with my family in Chicago when my dad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-krzyzewski/i-didn-t-miss-any-games-but-coach-knight-came-out-and-spent-three/) [Mike Krzyzewski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-krzyzewski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/mike-krzyzewski-2324_basketball_i-didn-t-miss-any-games-but-coach-knight_494731.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/basketball-family/#itemlist", "name": "Basketball Family Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're a basketball family.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristaps Porzingis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristaps-porzingis/we-re-a-basketball-family/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/kristaps-porzingis-8079_basketball_we-re-a-basketball-family-119557_119557.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/kristaps-porzingis-8079_basketball_we-re-a-basketball-family-119557_119557.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/kristaps-porzingis-8079_basketball_we-re-a-basketball-family-119557_119557.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We're a basketball family.” — Kristaps Porzingis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Basketball in my family is everything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Domantas Sabonis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/domantas-sabonis/basketball-in-my-family-is-everything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/domantas-sabonis-6382_basketball_basketball-in-my-family-is-everything-22_2298866.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/domantas-sabonis-6382_basketball_basketball-in-my-family-is-everything-22_2298866.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/domantas-sabonis-6382_basketball_basketball-in-my-family-is-everything-22_2298866.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Basketball in my family is everything.” — Domantas Sabonis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Basketball is more than our family business; 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