“Bean tryna get his stance right is too funny” - Kevin Durant reacts to a hilarious video of Kobe Bryant struggling to get his pose right at USA’s 2012 Olympics gold medal celebration
“Can the Nets navigate this and come out of the other side and say ‘hey, we tried’, which is exactly what Dr. Buss did” - Darius Soriano compares Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant’s trade requests
"Leave it up to Kobe to outduel me on a night like this" - 2x NBA champion on Kobe Bryant outshining him by dropping 81 points on the night he scored 42 and hit game winner
"You got Super Bowl champs, Olympic gold medalists, World Cup winners" - Klay Thompson thanks Warriors for giving him 5-year max after he tore his ACL in acceptance speech for Best Comeback Athlete of 2022
"Might have to kick myself off this list right here" - Shaquille O'Neal open to omitting himself from list of Lakers' greats featuring LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and more
“I had a great time whooping the Lakers’ a**” - Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis says the 2008 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers was a important moment
"I scored 61 points and had 11 dunks in three quarters. How can I forget that night" - Shaquille O'Neal divulges the most memorable game of his NBA career
"We're getting ready to start promoting our 10-part docuseries, and we’re immersed in all things Lakers" - Jeanie Buss explains her cryptic tweet, says it was not shot at LeBron James
“During my prime, I’m beating you Jordan, I’m beating you Hakeem, I’m beating you Charles” - Shaquille O’Neal on his competitiveness, admits to ring chasing at the end of his career
“It’s happened several times where he is like, ‘Nope, start over’” - Brian Windhorst says LeBron James is known for flushing his whole team, says Jeanie Buss’ comments were interesting
"All he did was watch these tapes, whether it's karate flicks, Michael Jordan, home and grown movies" - Tracy McGrady recalls what it was like spending time with Kobe Bryant when they were teenagers
“She is showing her disrespect for LeBron James… She holds him responsible for Russell Westbrook” - Skip Bayless says Jeanie Buss’ comments don’t reflect well on James, says LeBron is the face of basketball
“I miss KB; Honestly he was the greatest Laker ever” - Jeanie Buss puts out cryptic tweet possibly directed towards Kobe Bryant as Lakers navigate offseason
“He’s been telling people he wants to wear the same uniform that Kobe Bryant once wore, and if you’re LeBron James, you certainly don’t mind that” - Stephen A. Smith says Kyrie Irving wants to be a Laker, says he ruined the Nets
"The guys who I've seen do some amazing stuff" - Former NBA champion with Golden State names his top 3 players in NBA, includes surprising name with Steph Curry and Allen Iverson
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"It's not tennis; it's not golf; you don't do it by yourself" - Kenny Smith sides with Shaquille O'Neal in Twitter beef about not winning any championship without Kobe Bryant
"I couldn't have done anything other than just prevent him from getting the ball" - Grant Hill picks Kobe Bryant over Michael Jordan as the best player he played against
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