On the best tactic when playing alongside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- Just give him the ball. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
On females officiating in the NBA -Incompetence should not be confined to one sex. — Bill Russell Copy Share Image
When I dunk, I put something on it. I want the ball to hit the floor before I do. — Darryl Dawkins Copy Share Image
Basketball has so much showboating you'd think it was invented by Jerome Kern. — Art Spander Copy Share Image
Fans never fall asleep at our games, because they're afraid they might get hit by a pass. — George Raveling Copy Share Image
If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs,… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Going into a game against Lew Alcindor [later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] is like going into a knife fight and finding there's no blade… — Bill Fitch Copy Share Image
The way my team are doing, we could get Wilt Chamberlain in a trade and find out that he's really two midgets… — Gene Shue Copy Share Image
Magic Johnson is the best player who plays on the ground, and Michael Jordan is the best player who plays in the… — John Paxson Copy Share Image
We told Stanley Roberts to go on a water diet, and Lake Superior disappeared. Pat Williams When Xavier McDaniel plays against Orlando… — Mychal Thompson Copy Share Image
I told him, 'Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or apathy?' He said, 'Coach, I don't know and I… — Frank Layden Copy Share Image
If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she's ugly. If they tell you a… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Part of the charm of basketball lies in the fact that it's a simple game to understand. Players race up and down… — Dan Jenkins Copy Share Image
On how to make the game more exciting - Eliminate the referees, raise the basket four feet, double the size of the… — Al McGuire Copy Share Image
Some things you just can't question. Like you can't question why two plus two is four. So don't question it, don't try… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
It is necessary to any originality to have the courage to be an amateur. — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
In my prime I could have handled Michael Jordan. Of course, he would be only 12 years old. — Jerry Sloan Copy Share Image
We're shooting 100 percent - 60 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free-throw line. — Norm Stewart Copy Share Image
Here's a six-foot-ten guy in sneakers and the lady's asking me, 'Profession?' — Jack McMahon Copy Share Image
I hate it. It looks like a stickup at 7-Eleven. Five guys standing there with their hands in the air. — Norm Sloan Copy Share Image
If Kyle Korver blocks your shot there should be a penalty box you should go to! — Jeff Van Gundy Copy Share Image
Tracy McGrady is doing things we've never seen from anybody - from any planet! — Bill Walton Copy Share Image
Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject. — Shelby Metcalf Copy Share Image
Winning is like deodorant - it comes up and a lot of things don't stink. — Doc Rivers Copy Share Image
I'm in favour of drug tests, just so long as they are multiple choice. — Kurt Rambis Copy Share Image
We told Stanley Roberts to go on a water diet, and Lake Superior disappeared. — Pat Williams Copy Share Image
On his telepathic understanding with James Worthy- It's almost like we have ESPN. — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. — James Naismith Copy Share Image
I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did… — Moses Malone Copy Share Image
What is so fascinating about sitting around watching a bunch of pituitary cases stuff a ball through a hoop? — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
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