Rick Carlisle on the firing of Tom Thibodeau who his Pacers just beat in the Eastern Conference Finals I'm at a loss to explain it This was something that I didnt believe was possible

Walt Fraizer Thibs never believed in developing the bench and eventually that cost him his job

Game Over with Max Kellerman and Rich Paul Blazers owner Tom Dundon defends hotel room decision I would do it again If thats too hard for people then Im not right for them I want that culture

Tim Connelly on San Antonio and Oklahoma City changing the equation for what winning the Western Conference looks like going forwardI think the equation changes when you see the two teams playing in the Western Conference right now and how good they are We got smacked by Oklahoma City last year

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

Reggie Miller There is a bit of a narrative going around This OKC team flopping and flailing I love every minute of it

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