Jaylen Brown responds to Stephen A Smith: “I’ll “be quiet” / stop streaming if you “be quiet” and retire let’s give the people what they want”
Chuck Tells Draymond Green the Warriors Run “Is Over.” “It just passed you by… you think you’re going to get healthier next year? You’re just going to get older… If you want to compete, you’re going to have to leave there. If Steph wants to compete, he’s going to have to leave there…”
Stephen A Smith responds to Jaylen Brown: “Here you are making this kind of noise and it hasn’t even been a week since you lost a 3-1 lead. You’re HOME. A champion and a Finals MVP saying his favorite season is the season he’s home in the FIRST ROUND. This is not about ME. It’s about YOU”
MPJ admits to checking out after not being selected as an All-Star: “I regret that once I didn’t make that game, I let my foot off the gas… I wasn’t in the weight room as much. I wasn’t preparing as much”… MPJ shot just 25.6% from 3 after the All-Star reserves were announced.
[Fischer] The Cavaliers reportedly contacted the Bucks about a potential trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo, but Milwaukee wanted Evan Mobley and all of their available first-round picks.
[Collier] “I’ve been here before, the pressure’s really not – I don’t really feel it,” (Donovan) Mitchell told ESPN. “This isn’t pressure. Getting your next meal is pressure. Where am I going to live? You know, that’s pressure. This is an opportunity. This is fun.”
Nick Wright on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander flopping: “Thunder fans can’t accept winning a championship gets you the championship and the bragging rights and the belt. But it does not get you necessarily love and it times it doesn’t get you much respect think you deserve.”
[Charania] New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with right hamstring strain and will be day to day, sources tell ESPN. Anunoby is the Knicks second-leading scorer this postseason at 21.4 points per game. He is listed questionable for Game 3 on Friday against Philadelphia.
Tyrese Haliburton on Shai’s flopping: “It’s so overblown. Selling is part of the game.”
Jeremy on the difference of regular and Playoff basketball
[The Athletic] “Gambling was, by far, the reason most often cited by players who said the NBA’s integrity was in danger, or suggested that it could be if changes weren’t made.”
MPJ on why Cam Thomas didn’t last in the NBA: “For Cam, I think it was a mixture of him being frustrated with a lot of things and also his personality. He doesn’t really socialize, He’ll say like two words all day, all practice. He doesn’t really talk to anybody.”
Spurs fans trolling Ant with a Raid sign.
Ant saw it and started laughing
Austin Rivers responds to Draymond Green: “He talks too loose… Motherfu*er, why don’t you play me 1-on-1, Draymond? You can’t do handoffs in 1-on-1. You can’t set no pick-and-roll in 1-on-1.”
[Highlight] Julian Champagnie alley-oops a three-pointer to Devin Vassell
After dropping 26 points in a win against the Sixers, Jalen Brunson (1,920) has passed Carmelo Anthony (1,914), Oscar Robertson (1,910) and Dwight Howard (1,909) in career playoff points
[Highlight] Mitch Johnson directing the Spurs defense last night
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (1-1) Obliterate the Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1), 133-95.
[Bhattacharya] Rockets GM Rafael Stone: “With respect to bringing Kevin (Durant) in, that it was championship or bust – I never said that to him… We thought he could be a wonderful example to the young guys on the team on how to work like a professional and really hone your craft”
[Deveney] A Western Conference executive believes Jaylen Brown is the “perfect fit” alongside Nikola Jokic “He’d be a great match with (Nikola Jokic) and give that group a little more fire, which it needs. Boston would get back Jamal Murraybut he could be a fit there, more of a point guard for them
During yesterday’s Spurs-Wolves, the Jackals, the section of fans created by Wemby and modeled after ultras from European soccer, waved a giant tifo during tip-off
Anthony Edwards on getting blown out and bouncing back - “My mama used to say a hard head makes a soft ass, and that’s what happened tonight”
[Highlight] Harper scores on McDaniels which gets Tim Duncan very excited.
Tyrese Haliburton on criticism of SGA’s flopping: “it’s so overblown bro, stop it, it’s so overblown, it’s a lot…selling is a part of the game”
[Fischer] The Portland Trail Blazers are unlikely to hire Tiago Splitter as their full-time head coach.
Karl-Anthony Towns since the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2: 17.7⁄10.9⁄6.4 on 76% TS
[Highlight] The Knick faithful erupt after KAT beats Drummond to the basketball
[Charania] New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has been diagnosed with right hamstring strain and will be day to day, sources tell ESPN. Anunoby is the Knicks second-leading scorer this postseason at 21.4 points per game. He is listed questionable for Game 3 on Friday against Philadelphia.
LeBron on easing into a series: “I kinda take it all in early on, especially if its the beginning of a series, just to kinda calibrate and see everything a teams wants to do… then I put all that information into the database and let it work its way through and then start deciphering it”
[Charania] The good news for the Knicks and Anunoby is I’m told he has avoided a significant or serious level strain of that hamstring. He’s going to be evaluated day to day moving forward.
[All-Access] “When you win, you’re never as good as you think you are, and when you lose you’re never as bad…” After their Game 2 victory, Victor Wembanyama quotes Coach Popovich and how San Antonio will prepare for Game 3.
[Law Murray] Lakers coach JJ Redick stressed that “drawing fouls is a skill.” “I think if you look at the history of the NBA, most elite scorers have gotten to the line,” Redick said (…) It just happens to have montage videos on Twitter now, that’s all.”
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (2-0) edge out the Philadelphia 76ers (0-2), 108-102.
Jaylen Brown on the refs: “I had to say something. There’s an inconsistency and it’s there. You called me for all these offensive fouls and that’s not the reason why we lost, but Shai is about to win his 2nd MVP with the same move.”
[Highlight] Julian Champagnie is positively overcome with joy after hitting his 4th three in 4 minutes
Ajay Mitchell, Thunder’s breakout player, carries the dreams of his late father | Joel Lorenzi
SGA leads the league in free throw attempts over the last two seasons, with 1,552 FTA. Second place has 425 fewer FTA.
[Owczarski] Bucks owner says decision to trade or keep Giannis will be made by the draft (6⁄23). Giannis on Jenkins hire: “I don’t think Milwaukee is just getting a good coach, I think they’re getting a good person.” When asked about the prospect of playing for Jenkins, Giannis said, “We’ll see.”
[Vorkunov] The Charlotte Hornets have given head coach Charles Lee a contract extension. “I’m excited to keep working closely with Charles as we continue to build the Hornets for long-term success,” Jeff Peterson, Hornets president of basketball ops, said.
Victor ‘Slim Daddy’ Wembanyama checks out in the win: 19⁄15 with 2 blocks
[Highlight] Joe Ingles hits a huge three to cut the lead down to 42
Tim Kawakami on one of the sticking points between Kerr and the Warriors: “We get the 4th pick, and we draft Caleb Wilson. Are you going to play this guy? Is that something you’re going to struggle with or is that something you’re going to embrace?”
[Cowherd] Watching him (SGA) flop in an NBA game is like inserting one of those Life Alert commercials. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! into Cirque du Soleil. It tears at the fabric of the creativity of the NBA.︀︀ ︀︀
[Highlight] Spida makes Tobias Harris touch the floor and injures his hip
Chris Finch: “I just told them [Timberwolves] we just got punked”
Dylan Harper continues to shine with spectacular plays on both ends of the floor: 11 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, +24
Jaylen Brown: “I hate that our president of basketball operations even had to respond to this. Me and Brad have a great relationship. I love Boston. If it was up to me I could play here for the next 10 years. This was my favorite season of my career.”
[SNY] Ian Begley on OG Anunoby: There is “optimism” within the Knicks’ locker room that OG Anunoby will be able to play in Game 3 or Game 4 in Philadelphia