Blake Griffin on not rejoining the Celtics for last year's title run No I thought about it man I had nine surgeries in my careerMy last one was it was a noticeable I just can't play the game the same way I wanted to and I always kind of thought once I get to that point it's time

Trae Young says he regrets not playing through injury in the 2021 ECF If what I know now I would have played through my sprained ankle My agents were telling me not to We were 2 games from the finals we had beaten the Suns twice that year You never know when that opportunity will come again

Bill Simmons believes that the Celtics are now in the mix to make a trade for Giannis I thought they were sitting out this Giannis thing and I no longer think that

SNY's Ian Begley reports on Brunson's left wrist shooting hand surgery He was playing through significant pain in his left wrist just adds another layer to this remarkable story Brunson averaged 326 PPG in the Finals w a 45 point closeout Game 5 for Knicks' first championship in 53 years

Charles Barkley threatened to retire if the Suns didn't trade him to a contender If I play again it's going to have to be an ideal scenario I'mma have to be with some really good playersguys who really want to win a championship I don't want to rebuild I don't want to play on a mediocre team

A year removed from injuring his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals Tyrese Haliburton pulls out the Eastbay

Brad Stevens on why he traded Jaylen Brown The path looked a little bit more challenging to me with 70 of our cap and such a high usage into two players and the reality in this era and in this day and age in the NBA you have to do a great job in building depth