“I’m loyal to what I believe. I do love living in Portland. I do love playing for the Trail Blazers. But I’ve built this. I’ve been part of this for 10 years…I know what means something to me in my heart. And that’s winning a championship here.”
- Dame
(Via Complex)
Ayoooo Isaiah Thomas just put Draymond Green in a pack and shipped him to Nantucket😭😭😭
“ You have 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 points…grade school game”💀
Just so I’m keeping score
Lakers: Lose best 2 players to injury
Twitter: Y’all would have still lost, stop crying, injuries part of the game
Grizzlies: lose their 5th and 8th best players
Twitter: Grizzlies would have swept if healthy, doesn’t count..
Also randomly &
Rewatching, here I don’t think Russ was a fan of Bron/AD getting the ball from him and sending him to the corner on the two prior possessions, so before that could happen Russ decided he was taking a shot regardless of clock situation. I know, a reach🤷🏾♂️
Golden State Warriors four-time NBA champion Draymond Green is declining his $27.5 million player option for 2023-24 season and will enter unrestricted free agency, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
.
"We love you Denver, this one is for you!"
Nikola Jokic rallies Nuggets fans with his speech at the championship parade!
#bRINGItIn
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In case you were bamboozled into thinking that Dillon Brooks did a good job holding LeBron James in check
Here are the matchup numbers for the possessions Brooks was the primary defender on LeBron
15 points
6-10 FG%
3-5 3pt%
3 assists
Bron was smart, didn’t force the issue,
“You want him to play both sides. Put him in pick & rolls, put him in pin downs… force him to switch, if not… attack him.”
— Rajon Rondo, on how to prepare for Jokic.
Lakers guard Gabe Vincent is scheduled to join team during current road trip and is expected to be available to play vs. the Nets on Sunday barring setback, sources tell
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
. Vincent has been out since Dec. 20 due to knee surgery.
Coach Malone in response to some of the talk coming out of LA: “I don’t listen to any of that stuff, I don’t know what they’re saying.”
Says the Nuggets have tremendous respect for the Los Angeles Lakers.
"I came on the air and talked about how Anthony Davis was a top-seven player. I take it back. Damn it, he don't look like it. ... What has happened to Anthony Davis?"
😳
@stephenasmith
“They’re frontrunners. They’re just extra. They talk when they’re winning. They don’t say s— when they’re losing. Their whole thing over there is just annoying.”
- Anonymous NBA player’s issue with the Memphis Grizzlies
(Via
@TheAthletic
)
Pat Bev says D’lo had has best shooting season ever and nobody is talking about it
D’lo: “Nobody talking about it. What I gotta do Pat?”
Pat Bev: Get more techs!