Now, is Lil B jealous of Kevin Durant on the basketball court? Hmm. Maybe. Maybe not. I love basketball. Do I wish I could play in front of all those people everyday, all day? Of course. I love basketball.
You didn't hear anything about 'Celtic Pride' when they had Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe and they were only winning 32 games a year.
There's no nights off in the NBA. That's what makes it so special. That's why everyone loves the game.
I was familiar with the Heat and their culture because I played with Dexter Pittman and he was here early in his career.
Basketball is big stuff in New York. If you're good in it, everybody respects you. Nobody would want to ruin your shooting eye or your shooting arm.
Every kid who just played basketball knew about the Boston Celtics. They're one of the few teams who were always on national TV along with the Lakers.
I was a Knicks fan of the Kenny Sears-Carl Braun-Jim Baechtold vintage. I was even their ball boy when I was a teenager.
It was larger than life - the 76ers, Dr. J, Moses Malone, Mo Cheeks, Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones - those were the teams that I grew up following.
(Oklahoma Thunder center Kendrick) Perkins doesn't like other NBA players.
Alabama's a football state and you really don't get too many basketball players out there.
I was raised in the NBA. I've seen some guys stay and I've seen a lot go. I've watched James Harden be a rival of mine for Sixth Man of the Year to an MVP candidate.
I don't get into these petty things, Kentucky-Louisville. To me, it's nonsense... There will be people at Kentucky that will have a nervous breakdown if they lose to us... They've got to put the fences up on bridges. There will be people consumed by Louisville.
I was excited about going to the Lakers because they are probably the biggest brand in basketball.
I would never have wanted to play with Magic Johnson, I would never have wanted to play with Michael Jordan, I would never have wanted to play with Karl Malone or John Stockton in my prime. We wanted to play against the Shaqs, the Kobes.
The Nets' a stone throw from where I used to throw bricks ...So it's only right I'm still tossing 'round Knicks.
You can't take a night off in the NBA.
He practiced against Kobe all of last year, so obviously it was sweet revenge for him. We deserved that. We didn't know who he was, we gave him up to Charlotte, we had no idea how good a player he was.
It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to make the NBA.
My favorite NBA team are the houston rockets and favorite college team are the duke blue devils.
I am used to the hype because I played in the NBA.
When I got traded to the Lakers in '97, Kobe Bryant was just a rookie.
I am proud of my family. I am proud of my Duke championships and all my Duke teammates. And, I am proud I never lost a game against the Fab Five.
I would have loved to play against Bill Russell. He was such a force.
I think the NBA, they like competitive guys.
It's tough at first. You realize in the NBA, it's not easy. Each and every night, you're playing against that player that was the best high school player, that player that was the best player on his college team.
