[ESPN] Kendrick Perkins: “Rich Paul, little turtle head snotty nose ass called me all throughout the season every time I’m on TV I get a text message from him. I’ve been calling him for 2 days now and he been ignoring me. We got a problem”
[Sports Illustrated] Interviewer to Jalen Brunson: "I saw something online, they were saying Dallas, Nico, they fumbled the two of you [Luka & Jalen].” JB: “Well, they made decisions. And I'll leave it at that. They made their decisions."
[Windhorst] If LeBron Doesn’t Make Up His Mind Soon He’ll Likely Be Out Of LA. “If (LeBron) isn’t ready to make up his mind… the consequence is increasing the chance of the Lakers moving on. I think LeBron fully understands that.”
[Shelburne] The Lakers Had A Meeting Last Summer With Luka Doncic That Mapped Out The 2026 Offseason, LeBron James wasn’t In Those Plans. “At that meeting they laid out their plans… in those plans, they did not include LeBron James.”
[Windhorst] The LA Clippers and Toronto Raptors have agreed on player compensation and are currently haggling over draft picks. LA could opt to use the Leonard deal to clear cap space: "If they wanted to, they could become a free agent player if they execute this trade."
[Windhorst] "The people on the league I'm talking to today are giving me the side eye and they're going, this is going end up with Draymond getting a new contract in GS, LeBron getting a new contract in LA and AD getting a new contract in Washington."
[Windhorst] The Clippers will have “serious demands” from the Raptors for Leonard. Leonard’s request to land in Toronto creates an exclusive negotiation, but his willingness to sign an extension and eliminate concerns about him being a rental will help LA secure an “extra piec...
Bill Russell asking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "Is there anyone that, today, that gets you up at all?"
Kareem: "Ted Stepien."
Bill Russell cannot stop laughing. May, 1982.
Ted Stepien was widely considered one of the worst and most incompetent owners in NBA history.
Bill Russell asks Magic Johnson: "Well, Magic, after playing a whole year with Kareem, 100 games, what did you learn from him?"
-Magic Johnson: "Give him the ball."
And Bill Russell burst out laughing.
October 10, 1980 - On opening night of the 1980-81 season.