I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
What I can't wait to show the world when I make my NBA debut is a player who can handle, shoot, go… — Caris LeVert Copy Share Image
(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players. — Doc Rivers Copy Share Image
It's not just about working hard, it's about working together. You have to care more about the team than you do about… — John Calipari Copy Share Image
Obviously, getting drafted into the NBA is an amazing feeling. So I was happy regardless of who drafted me. — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Copy Share Image
I'm comfortable being around the NBA lifestyle, the travel, the hotels, the pregame, everything. — John Collins Copy Share Image
It's fun to be tasked with making plays and being allowed that freedom. It's everything I really dreamed of in the NBA. — Spencer Dinwiddie Copy Share Image
We're just playing basketball. It's not like we're going out to have unprotected sex with Magic. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
I think I brought something different to the NBA. I brought that I can do pretty much everything on the floor. — Nikola Jokic Copy Share Image
So, my role on an NBA basketball team was the defensive stopper, was to be the most physical player on the team.… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
After the NBA and ABA merged, players could come out after high school. Still, there were only a few cases prior to… — Sonny Vaccaro Copy Share Image
A lot of people look at playing overseas as a step down from the NBA. And, yes it is a step down… — Udonis Haslem Copy Share Image
I've ultimately decided that I will not play this NBA season. I'm going to take the remainder of this season, as well… — Ray Allen Copy Share Image
The NBA is a difficult thing because the head coaches, they definitely have one of the more difficult jobs and one of… — Joe Harris Copy Share Image
The American attitude is 'We're the best'. That's why the NBA guys who come from other countries, the Europeans, all sort of… — Andrew Bogut Copy Share Image
It's really annoying for me. That's not what I'm playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this… — Stephen Curry Copy Share Image
I really think the people I run into in the NBA, whether it's the front office side or in coaching, everybody wants… — Stan Van Gundy Copy Share Image
I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game — Jack Ramsay Copy Share Image
I always knew I wanted to be in the NBA and play myself in a video game. That was my goal when… — Jahlil Okafor Copy Share Image
I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look… — Allen Iverson Copy Share Image
You can ask all the best players in the NBA - there's not one player in the NBA that guards them like… — Avery Bradley Copy Share Image
Basketball, like all sports, is predicated on the execution of fundamentals. The coach is a teacher. His subject: fundamentals — Jack Ramsay Copy Share Image
I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try. — Mike Tirico Copy Share Image
The biggest thing is getting our guys to understand, you can't let one mistake compound into another mistake — Thad Matta Copy Share Image
My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals. — Serge Ibaka Copy Share Image
The difference between a good defensive team and a bad defensive team is as little as three possessions — Brad Stevens Copy Share Image
Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave. — Bear Bryant Copy Share Image
All the guys in the locker room will give me a hard time and call me Robin Thicke or call me Justin… — Chandler Parsons Copy Share Image
Give me about 10 years, I'm going to run for President. If I can squeeze in an NBA championship before that, I'll… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
