Ray Allen when asked if the Thunder would retire his number due to his Sonics career Technically I think it could be but nobody in Oklahoma City really had ever watched me play in that city So I dont think and its an ownership mandate as well So I dont think that would ever happen

Trae Young on leaving Atlanta I knew it was time and for me I wanted to leave the right way I never wanted it to be a big deal I grew up in OKC where I saw KD get killed for leaving a certain way I didn't want that type of feeling I also saw how they treated Russ when he left OKC

Adam Silver I would see it as a failure if we did not keep the team in Portland We need a state of the art arena By any objective measure the current building there in the bottom measure of any arena in the league

JR Smith on Westbrook's tenure with LebronLakers I understand what Westbrook was going through Seeing people around who are supposed to be the closest to you your teammates and organization kind of flip on you and then the fanbase its really tough

When Charles Barkley was 54 he told TNT he planned to retire at age 60 but he remained with TNT for 2 more years so they could get a new NBA deal but they failed to do so on retiring Me and Ernie are a package deal so right now unless Ernie changes his mind next year is my last year 100

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process

In the summer of 2000 Duncan was close to signing with Orlando During the friendly negotiations his girlfriend asked if family or partners could fly with the team like in San Antonio Doc Rivers firmly said no and the mood in the room immediately turned cold