Jeff Teague:
“It’s time to go Bron, if n****s start putting Austin Reaves over you. And I like Austin Reaves, y’all never disrespect the GOAT like that.”
(via @club520podcast, h/t @NBA__Courtside)
Abdul Carter says he will only address Jaxson Dart introducing Donald Trump one time:
"Some things are bigger than football, and this is one of those things.
Jaxson is one of our leaders - he's the face of our franchise. He represents himself and what he does, and he represents all of us.
If he chooses to align himself with a man like President Trump, it's my responsibility based on what I believe and what I stand on to not only show my teammates that I'm against that, but to show the world.
That doesn't mean that we have to spread hate. That doesn't mean that me and Jaxson hate each other or we have beef. I sit next to Jaxson every day - we're close, we talk.
As long as we make sure we have the same goal as a team, and our goals align - which they do -that's all that matter.
I just want to move past this."
I agree with preserving LeBron James in the regular season by reducing his offensive role, but don’t ever make the mistake again by a diminished role because of body preservation to him being a diminished basketball player by any means.
Is he 2016 LeBron? No. But he’s LeBron.
Whoa.... Devin Booker just WENT OFF on the NBA refs right now in the post game press conference:
"It's definitely something that has to be looked at. I heard (Alex) Caruso tell them to call the tech and he ended up doing it. In my 11 years, I haven't called a ref out by name, but James (Williams) was terrible tonight, through and through. It's bad for the sport, bad for the integrity of the sport. People are going to start viewing this as the WWE if they're not held responsible."
"I know I haven't won a championship in this league but I have been in it for 11 years now, so to get to this point to be treated like that, for me to even be saying something out loud, it's bad. It's my first time in 11 years but it's needed. Whatever, I get fined for it, everybody can pull the clips and see where the frustration comes from."
Fred VanVleet on the MVP race:
“This is my one thing I don’t like. Luka been averaging 40, 10, and 10 for the last 2-3 weeks and he’s been doing down. Wemby gets up there in a press conference and says ‘I’m the MVP’ and he goes up?”
(h/t @NBA__Courtside)
University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and Emanuel Sharp have an emotional Senior Night hug. With Sampson holding on extra long and both needing to wipe their eyes.
Curt Cignetti on Oregon: “It’s hard to beat a great team twice. Very difficult. Edge to Oregon there.”
Dan Lanning on Indiana: “This is one of, if not the best, coached teams in college football.”
Two of the biggest psychopaths in college football are now engaged in elite psychological warfare ahead of the Peach Bowl.
LeBron: "I haven't really been on the ball. I don't know if you've watched our games. I've been playing off the ball a lot. ... If the coaches ask me to [play on-ball], then I can do that. But I've been playing mostly off the ball this year."