--- title: "25 Nba Game Quotes by 25 authors" description: "Browse 25 Nba Game quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Nba Game sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/kyle-kuzma-6628_football_until-you-re-a-rookie-you-don-t-know-wha_625438.jpg" --- > [Until you're a rookie, you don't know what NBA game shape is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-kuzma/until-you-re-a-rookie-you-don-t-know-what-nba-game-shape-is/) [Kyle Kuzma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-kuzma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/kyle-kuzma-6628_football_until-you-re-a-rookie-you-don-t-know-wha_625438.jpg) > [I'd 1,000 times rather go see an NBA game than a football match.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-vela/i-d-1-000-times-rather-go-see-an-nba-game-than-a-football-match/) [Carlos Vela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-vela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/carlos-vela-6292_football_i-d-1-000-times-rather-go-see-an-nba-gam_2211698.jpg) > [That's the thing about the NBA; there's another game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-jordan/that-s-the-thing-about-the-nba-there-s-another-game/) [DeAndre Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-jordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/deandre-jordan-6008_about_that-s-the-thing-about-the-nba-there-s-a_2624302.jpg) > [Don't watch TV and think that the NBA game is easy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buddy-hield/don-t-watch-tv-and-think-that-the-nba-game-is-easy/) [Buddy Hield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buddy-hield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/buddy-hield-28211_easy_don-t-watch-tv-and-think-that-the-nba-ga_2768883.jpg) > [I like the NBA game as a spectator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-rubio/i-like-the-nba-game-as-a-spectator/) [Ricky Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-rubio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/ricky-rubio-5778_game_i-like-the-nba-game-as-a-spectator-19696_1969694.jpg) > [Playing in an NBA game in Africa will be a special moment I'll remember for the rest of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemba-walker/playing-in-an-nba-game-in-africa-will-be-a-special-moment-i-ll/) [Kemba Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemba-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/kemba-walker-5848_game_playing-in-an-nba-game-in-africa-will-be_2241206.jpg) > [Just to be able to play one minute in an NBA game, I'm grateful for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zion-williamson/just-to-be-able-to-play-one-minute-in-an-nba-game-i-m-grateful-for/) [Zion Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zion-williamson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dba/zion-williamson-6663_game_just-to-be-able-to-play-one-minute-in-an_1643101.jpg) > [My very first NBA game was against the Los Angeles Lakers; it was a pre-season game against Magic Johnson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muggsy-bogues/my-very-first-nba-game-was-against-the-los-angeles-lakers-it-was-a/) [Muggsy Bogues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muggsy-bogues/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/muggsy-bogues-20197_game_my-very-first-nba-game-was-against-the-l_2200535.jpg) > [I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tirico/i-wrote-six-versions-of-a-30-second-tease-for-an-nba-game-you-never/) [Mike Tirico](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tirico/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df9/mike-tirico-56271_firsts_i-wrote-six-versions-of-a-30-second-teas_918167.jpg) > [An NBA game in L.A., the Lakers - I'm a Clipper fan - it's to be seen as much as seeing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-king/an-nba-game-in-l-a-the-lakers-i-m-a-clipper-fan-it-s-to-be-seen-as/) [Larry King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/larry-king-7288_fan_an-nba-game-in-l-a-the-lakers-i-m-a-clip_2322372.png) > [My first NBA game was in Paris. It was Miami against the Nets, and Vince Carter was playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-fournier/my-first-nba-game-was-in-paris-it-was-miami-against-the-nets-and/) [Evan Fournier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-fournier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/evan-fournier-5766_first_my-first-nba-game-was-in-paris-it-was-mi_1166765.jpg) > [When I came in the NBA, it was more a U.S. game. Now you can watch the NBA anywhere in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/when-i-came-in-the-nba-it-was-more-a-u-s-game-now-you-can-watch-the/) [Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/vlade-divac-5860_football_when-i-came-in-the-nba-it-was-more-a-u-s_2000339.png) > [The thing I love about the NBA game is that it's a playmaker's league.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lamar-odom/the-thing-i-love-about-the-nba-game-is-that-it-s-a-playmaker-s-league/) [Lamar Odom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lamar-odom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aca/lamar-odom-21627_football_the-thing-i-love-about-the-nba-game-is-t_2900636.jpg) > [I haven't been to too many basketball games before and watching an NBA game with some of the sport's biggest stars present…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dmitry-bivol/i-haven-t-been-to-too-many-basketball-games-before-and-watching-an/) [Dmitry Bivol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dmitry-bivol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/dmitry-bivol-7605_ball-game_i-haven-t-been-to-too-many-basketball-ga_283861.jpg) > [It was kind of good to get my feet wet with my first NBA game. I felt comfortable out there, let the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-wiggins/it-was-kind-of-good-to-get-my-feet-wet-with-my-first-nba-game-i-felt/) [Andrew Wiggins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-wiggins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01d/andrew-wiggins-5247_come_it-was-kind-of-good-to-get-my-feet-wet-w_910593.jpg) > [There will always be a certain segment of the population who turns on an NBA game or turns on a college game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-burke/there-will-always-be-a-certain-segment-of-the-population-who-turns-on/) [Doris Burke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-burke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/doris-burke-5733_game_there-will-always-be-a-certain-segment-o_1785739.jpg) > [The NBA game is a different game, and that's one of the things that intrigued me is it's learning and growing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-donovan/the-nba-game-is-a-different-game-and-that-s-one-of-the-things-that/) [Billy Donovan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-donovan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/billy-donovan-4892_football_the-nba-game-is-a-different-game-and-tha_103325.png) > [I've always found myself watching the NBA game more, even when I was coaching college. So I'll probably gravitate toward doing something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-mullin/i-ve-always-found-myself-watching-the-nba-game-more-even-when-i-was/) [Chris Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-mullin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/chris-mullin-6422_football_i-ve-always-found-myself-watching-the-nb_2298231.jpg) > [My whole first season was surreal. My first game was against Detlef Schrempf. There was German media everywhere. It was probably my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dirk-nowitzki/my-whole-first-season-was-surreal-my-first-game-was-against-detlef/) [Dirk Nowitzki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dirk-nowitzki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b3/dirk-nowitzki-11188_blur_my-whole-first-season-was-surreal-my-fir_525529.png) > [You can run as much as you like or ride the bike as much as you want, but playing in an NBA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caris-levert/you-can-run-as-much-as-you-like-or-ride-the-bike-as-much-as-you-want/) [Caris LeVert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caris-levert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/caris-levert-6241_bike_you-can-run-as-much-as-you-like-or-ride_1868778.jpg) > [You know how many people would give up their life to get in one NBA game or NFL game or get one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-jones-jr/you-know-how-many-people-would-give-up-their-life-to-get-in-one-nba/) [Roy Jones Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-jones-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/roy-jones-jr-7564_dream_you-know-how-many-people-would-give-up-t_2227232.png) > [There are so many pick and rolls in an NBA game. It's so hard to guard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-budenholzer/there-are-so-many-pick-and-rolls-in-an-nba-game-it-s-so-hard-to-guard/) [Mike Budenholzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-budenholzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/mike-budenholzer-5854_game_there-are-so-many-pick-and-rolls-in-an-n_1312483.jpg) > [Just seeing the progression, the evolution of the NBA game, I feel like you have a lot of big men shooting 3s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-horford/just-seeing-the-progression-the-evolution-of-the-nba-game-i-feel-like/) [Al Horford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-horford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/al-horford-5646_evolution_just-seeing-the-progression-the-evolutio_418214.jpg) > [I kind of know the standard of what I need to do to be successful in the NBA game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-oubre-jr/i-kind-of-know-the-standard-of-what-i-need-to-do-to-be-successful-in/) [Kelly Oubre, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-oubre-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/kelly-oubre-jr-6750_game_i-kind-of-know-the-standard-of-what-i-ne_1512353.jpg) > [I take everything I learned from the streets and put it in my NBA game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-iverson/i-take-everything-i-learned-from-the-streets-and-put-it-in-my-nba-game/) [Allen Iverson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-iverson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/allen-iverson-8217_games_i-take-everything-i-learned-from-the-str_2173051.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nba-game/#itemlist", "name": "Nba Game Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Until you're a rookie, you don't know what NBA game shape is.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kyle Kuzma" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-kuzma/until-you-re-a-rookie-you-don-t-know-what-nba-game-shape-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/kyle-kuzma-6628_football_until-you-re-a-rookie-you-don-t-know-wha_625438.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/kyle-kuzma-6628_football_until-you-re-a-rookie-you-don-t-know-wha_625438.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/kyle-kuzma-6628_football_until-you-re-a-rookie-you-don-t-know-wha_625438.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Until you're a rookie, you don't know what NBA game shape is.” — Kyle Kuzma", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd 1,000 times rather go see an NBA game than a football match.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlos Vela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-vela/i-d-1-000-times-rather-go-see-an-nba-game-than-a-football-match/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/carlos-vela-6292_football_i-d-1-000-times-rather-go-see-an-nba-gam_2211698.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/carlos-vela-6292_football_i-d-1-000-times-rather-go-see-an-nba-gam_2211698.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/carlos-vela-6292_football_i-d-1-000-times-rather-go-see-an-nba-gam_2211698.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd 1,000 times rather go see an NBA game than a football match.” — Carlos Vela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's the thing about the NBA; 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