--- title: "18 Nba Basketball Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 18 Nba Basketball quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Nba Basketball sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/erik-spoelstra-4649_basketball_i-m-an-nba-basketball-coach-i-m-not-an-o_447860.jpg" --- > [I'm an NBA basketball coach. I'm not an official, and I'm not trying to be an official.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-spoelstra/i-m-an-nba-basketball-coach-i-m-not-an-official-and-i-m-not-trying-to/) [Erik Spoelstra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-spoelstra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/erik-spoelstra-4649_basketball_i-m-an-nba-basketball-coach-i-m-not-an-o_447860.jpg) > [I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coby-bell/i-watch-a-lot-of-nba-basketball-especially-with-the-playoffs/) [Coby Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coby-bell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/coby-bell-58184_basketball_i-watch-a-lot-of-nba-basketball-especial_449810.png) > [This is the NBA, so there's basketball and then there's business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-barnes/this-is-the-nba-so-there-s-basketball-and-then-there-s-business/) [Harrison Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-barnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/harrison-barnes-6200_basketball_this-is-the-nba-so-there-s-basketball-an_1492938.jpg) > [Christmas Day is a big day for NBA basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-van-gundy/christmas-day-is-a-big-day-for-nba-basketball/) [Jeff Van Gundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-van-gundy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/jeff-van-gundy-4113_basketball_christmas-day-is-a-big-day-for-nba-baske_2529812.png) > [I love all sports but I watch a lot of NBA basketball - I have a big hoop outside my house. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-hargreaves/i-love-all-sports-but-i-watch-a-lot-of-nba-basketball-i-have-a-big/) [Owen Hargreaves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-hargreaves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/owen-hargreaves-5253_basketball_i-love-all-sports-but-i-watch-a-lot-of-n_515503.png) > [I really hope that a lot of Georgian players will get recognition, and I can help them get out, play in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zaza-pachulia/i-really-hope-that-a-lot-of-georgian-players-will-get-recognition-and/) [Zaza Pachulia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zaza-pachulia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/zaza-pachulia-5705_basketball_i-really-hope-that-a-lot-of-georgian-pla_1624536.jpg) > [I watched zero NBA basketball growing up. It was available but it was too late and I had school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-calderon/i-watched-zero-nba-basketball-growing-up-it-was-available-but-it-was/) [Jose Calderon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-calderon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa5/jose-calderon-9089_basketball_i-watched-zero-nba-basketball-growing-up_245203.jpg) > [So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-garnett/so-you-re-dealing-with-a-coach-and-you-re-dealing-with-a-guy-who-s/) [Kevin Garnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-garnett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/758/kevin-garnett-14016_basketball_so-you-re-dealing-with-a-coach-and-you-r_1478609.jpg) > [To me, it doesn't matter who's out there: NBA basketball is great - if teams are putting out their best players and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-van-gundy/to-me-it-doesn-t-matter-who-s-out-there-nba-basketball-is-great-if/) [Jeff Van Gundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-van-gundy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/jeff-van-gundy-4113_basketball_to-me-it-doesn-t-matter-who-s-out-there_2421256.png) > [I wanted a NBA basketball gym at my house and that's what I worked hard for and I was able to achieve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terrell-owens/i-wanted-a-nba-basketball-gym-at-my-house-and-that-s-what-i-worked/) [Terrell Owens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terrell-owens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7de/terrell-owens-4743_able_i-wanted-a-nba-basketball-gym-at-my-hous_2181269.png) > [Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-walton/tim-duncan-s-foot-issue-i-think-is-a-major-factor-in-this-year-s/) [Bill Walton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-walton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/bill-walton-3531_basketball_tim-duncan-s-foot-issue-i-think-is-a-maj_685669.png) > [So, my role on an NBA basketball team was the defensive stopper, was to be the most physical player on the team.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-collins/so-my-role-on-an-nba-basketball-team-was-the-defensive-stopper-was-to/) [Jason Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30a/jason-collins-4195_basketball_so-my-role-on-an-nba-basketball-team-was_570244.jpg) > [My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goran-ivanisevic/my-sporting-hero-was-drazen-petrovic-the-nba-basketball-player-who/) [Goran Ivanisevic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goran-ivanisevic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/goran-ivanisevic-18736_accidents_my-sporting-hero-was-drazen-petrovic-the_798310.jpg) > [A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your friends are going out, you're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-kidd/a-lot-of-late-nights-in-the-gym-a-lot-of-early-mornings-especially/) [Jason Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-kidd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/jason-kidd-17087_ball-player_a-lot-of-late-nights-in-the-gym-a-lot-of_654543.png) > [I've been very fortunate throughout my life with a number of opportunities, a number of great people that have helped me be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-barnes/i-ve-been-very-fortunate-throughout-my-life-with-a-number-of/) [Harrison Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-barnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/harrison-barnes-6200_ball-player_i-ve-been-very-fortunate-throughout-my-l_954294.jpg) > [I'd read about NBA players in magazines when I was growing up in Congo, but I had never actually seen what NBA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serge-ibaka/i-d-read-about-nba-players-in-magazines-when-i-was-growing-up-in/) [Serge Ibaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serge-ibaka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/serge-ibaka-5301_basketball_i-d-read-about-nba-players-in-magazines_2795101.jpg) > [In football, there were drinks available everywhere you looked. On a golf tournament, you could find one free anywhere you wanted it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-summerall/in-football-there-were-drinks-available-everywhere-you-looked-on-a/) [Pat Summerall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-summerall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/pat-summerall-35456_available_in-football-there-were-drinks-available_961600.png) > [Hey, the Clippers are a good NBA basketball school. Helps out all the young guys who come into the league. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzen-wright/hey-the-clippers-are-a-good-nba-basketball-school-helps-out-all-the/) [Lorenzen Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzen-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/lorenzen-wright-23026_game_hey-the-clippers-are-a-good-nba-basketba_2242447.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nba-basketball/#itemlist", "name": "Nba Basketball Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm an NBA basketball coach. 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