Quotes About NBA

Kevin Gamble was one of the first NBA players from my city.

I am excited to play on the same team as LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.

Kevin Durant, to me in my personal opinion, is the best player in the NBA.

I know guys look at me for advice. I reach out to Kevin Durant or Wesley Matthews, DeMarcus Cousins... the guys who have been through it, and I just get confident more and more every day.

I know I'm one of the biggest busts in NBA history, and I know it will only get worse as Kevin Durant continues doing big things.

Of course I've been compared to Kevin Durant.

I've always been into fashion. I guess the NBA kinda gave me a platform to just express myself through my clothes.

I loved going to the Knicks because we won the Atlantic Division championship. We went from winning 21 games or 19 games to winning 52 games in a short period of time. I loved coaching Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley and all those guys.

When I got to the NBA, that first Knicks group was pretty dysfunctional. But it was on me, too. I didn't understand the game as much as I should have. I should have watched more film. Instead of thinking of the team, I was thinking about me. That Knicks team went 23-59.

I want to have a long career in the NBA. First, I want to be an All-Star, and hopefully one day I can win a ring with the New York Knicks.

Of course, I've been a Knicks fan growing up, always rooted for the home team. But I really can't see myself in a Knicks jersey - only because I've been in one jersey.

The Knicks are a special team.

I grew up as a kid and the Knicks were great.

I met Kobe during my first year, before a game.

I love LeBron, but Kobe was the first player I actually considered my favorite.

To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important.

I've always had a very cordial relationship with Kobe.

Most guys don't want to play with Kobe.

Because Shaq played alongside one of the most disliked, phenomenally talented players in NBA history, Shaq became a great guy without really having to do anything. People love Shaq because he's not Kobe.

I never felt I had the kind of relationship with Magic that I could just pick up the phone and call him at home.

Since Mikan, and before, basketball big men had been called pituitary freaks or glandular goons, but in some of the new criticism there was racial coding, as well. There were suggestions that the new NBA stars didn't appreciate or understand the game, its patterns, and its pure intangible qualities. The new stars were showboats, stars only because of physical advantages, which were unearned and unfair. ,,, The Dipper and others were changing the speed and geometry of the game.

I am always amazed at how many guys in the NBA have never met an owner much less ever been to an owner's house. We bought the team so that we would be able to be a positive force, so that they in turn would be a positive force to young people everywhere.

It's nice to see those young players who are humble and working hard and to see them thriving in the NBA.

I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing I'm concerned about is the NBA's image. I always want our image to be on the rise, and if the rappers can help young players get business-minded, then I'm all for it.