Run Your Race Podcast John Wall says he was told by Stephen Silas that Houston's GM and front office wanted Wall benched and to not even have a guaranteed spot in the rotation even though both men disagreed It was eventually relayed that they did not want Wall present around the team at all

De'Aaron Fox We lost Game 3 but that was the first time he Gregg Popovich walked into the locker room and was like Nah that's BS that's not how we play basketball and obviously he had some choice words for us

Lowlight DeAndre Ayton fails to secure a rebound fouls Ajay Mitchell gets benched and none of the Lakers will talk to him

Adam Silver In terms of tanking theres no question that what we saw this season was unprecedented Fans in particular cities and even media were rooting for their teams to tank We had to respond not just to the narrative but to misalignment of incentives once it was an accepted practice

Hoop Collective Mavericks HC Jason Kidd tried to become team president according to Tim MacMahon but has known for months he wasnt getting the job

Austin Reaves post-game on Lakers talking to the refs after the buzzer He Ref John Goble turned around and yelled in my face and I thought it was disrespectful

Amin On cheap owners the former Suns owner wanted to cut the roster to only the 7-8 guys Dantoni played asked why coaches couldn't fill in for 5 on 5 practice Refused 100k to upgrade from Best Buy hard drives to an enterprise server Thinks it was a factor in why Aldridge chose the Spurs in FA