“The only person more popular than him, one could easily argue was Michael Jordan” - Stephen A. Smith says he won’t be here if it wasn’t for 11x All-Star, says covering him was a separate beat
“One’s driving the Rolls, one’s driving the Bentley, one’s driving the Ferrari, it’s like it’s just a movie” - Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith on Shaquille O'Neal arriving with an entourage on set, says Shaq created a hookah lounge in the studio
Exclusive: "God has put me in this position, and it's something that I embrace and I'm excited about" - Al Horford on making it to the NBA Finals with Celtics, as the veteran creates history just days after losing his grandfather
"That's the good thing about golf, I don't have to be around that idiot" - Charles Barkley trolls Shaquille O'Neal during live broadcast of Capitol One's The Match
Exclusive: NBA insider on Andre Iguodala's speculated return for the Finals, as former Finals MVP opens up on mentoring youngsters, and Steph Curry and Klay Thompson's "choke hold" on the league
Exclusive: "They were ready for this; We're enjoying this one!" - 15-year NBA veteran Al Horford on the support he received from family and native country for making first-ever NBA Finals trip
"His parents should have said, 'young man, we're getting you a chef" - 11x All-Star makes hilarious claim when asked about being hypothetically offered Zion Williamson's $200 million max deal
"He had a chance to go to Brooklyn with KD and Kyrie, just think about the talent he's played with" - Former NBA champion takes a direct jibe at James Harden for always being discontent with his teams
NBA Rumors Roundup: Utah Jazz star unlikely to move to the New York Knicks, 10-time All-Star's decline evident according to an anonymous league executive, and more - May 31, 2022
Exclusive: "It's a thrill for me to sit and watch him" - Jayson Tatum's former high school coach Kelvin Lee jubilant over 3-time All-Star's success, discusses Tatum's youth as a player
“Doc is going to ruin that team, and Ben Simmons is going to be out of there” - 3-time All-Star says he told the Philadelphia 76ers not to appoint Doc Rivers
LA Lakers Rumors Roundup: Locker room and front office might be at odds with new head coach frontrunners; team refusing to leverage future for trade deal, and more - May 26th, 2022
“He’s playing for this franchise that is just a total mess” - NBA analyst not interested in talking about the LA Lakers, says former COTY shouldn’t be on the list for the coaching job
“He seemed like he cannot get himself going, that’s exactly what Joel Embiid is doing when he sends that tweet” - David Jacoby believes Embiid was trolling 1-time All-Star on Twitter
“You take a big rock and hit that horse right in his a**” - Shaquille O'Neal says he told one of his boys to throw rocks when Charles Barkley arrived on a horse
“I always praise James Harden… I said that they possibly could be the next version of Kobe and Shaq” - Kendrick Perkins says James Harden made him look like a fool, tells Patrick Beverley to speak the truth
"I'm the lone person who voted Kyrie Irving 3rd team All-NBA ... But it was a mistake" - Former Indiana Pacers stalwart laments giving All-NBA vote to Nets guard, mentions "he needs to fall on the sword"
“If there was ever a day to make an exception about 2 big boys being on the first team together, it would be this one” - Stephen A. Smith reacts to 5 time All-Star’s snub from the All-NBA first team
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