Shaq "2 games to go…what are you thinking right now?
Mikal "0-0 man. Fking keep playing–sorry
Shaq "Go ahead you can curse
Mikal "Desperate. Thats it man…Got 2 days, take a break…but dont stop. Got nothing but the offseason man. Keep pushing. Leave everything on that court"
KAT: "I don't know what it was but I just felt a calm and a peace that I don't know, had to be coming from the woman above
"I felt really confident…I felt like a kid. It was just fun out here. This is something as a kid you always dream about…to be in the NBA Finals
"All day…weird feeling. I felt like a kid getting ready to play in my Saturday and Sunday AAU games
"In a way I felt like I was seeing her in the stands
"It was really fun. It was really comforting
"Game 1 of the NBA Finals you're told how the pressure's gonna be…
"I don't know, it felt like a certain presence was here that was very comforting and very loving and I felt like I could have fun out here––in Game 1 of the NBA Finals…"
Shaq: Yes. Rest in peace to your beautiful mother"
Ohio State and Texas Tech both benefitted from incredibly favorable schedules in weak conferences but convenient how only Texas A&M is labeled as fraudulent