“It always feels like it’ll last forever. It never lasts forever” - Zach Lowe believes Phoenix Suns might never get another chance to win the NBA title
“Dr. Buss is sitting courtside as Shaq kind of struts along the sideline, and looks directly at Dr. Buss and says ‘you better pay me’” - Brian Shaw on Shaquille O’Neal offending Dr. Jerry Buss over his Lakers future
“It’s fair to wonder if individual greatness is enough for him if the Lakers are going to be mediocre” - Bill Oram questions what LeBron James wants from the LA Lakers
“The ankle excuse apparently became even more important than the scoring title” - Skip Bayless reacts to LeBron James being ruled out for the remainder of the season
“All-time clutch vs rarely clutch, we got cold-blooded killer in Michael Jordan, and we got nice guy in LeBron” - Skip Bayless says LeBron James only has the longevity factor in the GOAT debate
“A lot of this is based on team success or failure, and this is abject failure” - Skip Bayless believes LeBron James wouldn’t make an All-NBA team this season
“'LeBron, trust me, my brother, sit down, don’t play the rest of the season'” - Stephen A. Smith believes LeBron James playing for the scoring title would be a bad look
"The GOAT conversation is officially over" - Stephen A Smith believes LeBron James can never be considered the greatest ever after LA Lakers fail to make playoffs
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