Game Quote by Muggsy Bogues

My first NBA game was in Paris. It was Miami against the Nets, and Vince Carter was playing.

— Evan Fournier

The first game I played. We played against the Dallas Texans.

— Jim Otto

My first preseason game, I couldn't even believe I was in the NBA.

— Tyrese Haliburton

My whole first season was surreal. My first game was against Detlef Schrempf. There was German media everywhere. It was probably my worst NBA…

— Dirk Nowitzki

I used to watch LeBron on TV growing up, and now I'm playing my first game against him.

— Jayson Tatum

I loved basketball and grew up with the Lakers and Magic Johnson. That was a big part of me.

— Justin Lin

Basketball was always my game.

— Jason Pierre-Paul

I went down and played with Magic Johnson at his all-star game in Atlanta. I remember Magic stopped the game and said, 'We need…

— Jayson Williams

I love the fact that I get to play against the Los Angeles Lakers in a Game 7 on the road.

— Paul Pierce

I've been playing as early as I can recall. I don't even remember the first time I picked up a basketball.

— Anne Donovan

I met Kobe during my first year, before a game.

— Nikola Jokic

I haven't been to too many basketball games before and watching an NBA game with some of the sport's biggest stars present was a…

— Dmitry Bivol