Coach Spo describes the karma of the game You generate the karma of the game for whatever reason the basket gets a little bigger if you defend get multiple stops you don't feel the pressure offensively you just feel more a rhythm and flow and that's the karma we're talking about

Tyrese Haliburton I don't think it's as much head coach teaching as much as it is like player development even before you get to the NBA it's just something you like kind of work on by natureeven in pickup they're working on how they can draw fouls I think that's a part of the game

Giannis on foul baiting I think when you work all summer to manipulate the game you get rewarded People that play straight forward like me when I go down the lane and get hacked they tell me youre too strong You have to show me thats a foul People that foul bait get calls all the time

Erik Spoelstra in an old interview What you have to respect about the Knicks you have to put them away every single possession You can leave anything to effin chancethats what they do what they have is will to win

Coach Calipari speaks on why Acuffs defense will be fine in the NBA Says he already talked to him about being hunted

Kenny Atkinson in the postgame of Game 1I thought they hit some really tough shots in the 4th quarter we got a little unlucky quite honestlyI'm super proud of the way our group played We played great basketball tonight for 3 quartersHe blames fatigue for the drop

Victor Wembanyama There's definitely similarities between basketball and chess as in any strategy game At some point especially when a series drags on everybody knows the other team like almost by heart I would say the coaches hold a lot of this load of the chess match