Rick Carlisle opens his press conference by expressing dismay over report on Doris Burke's job security She has changed the game for women in broadcastingDoris is a great example of courage and putting herself out there It's so sad to see these reports leaked before such a celebrated event

Adam Silver reaches out to Sophie Cunningham for advice on who should be the next WNBA commissioner

Quotes from Brian Windhorst Tim MacMahon Zach Lowe Chris Mannix and Jon Krawczynski describing how Clippers acted and lied personally to the media during the investigation Krawczynski It was a behind the scenes ferocious defense that was accusatory to anyone who dared question them

Kevin Durant on the drama surrounding the WNBAAll that stuff is to be noise man WNBA is flourishing Look what these women are doing Look at the money they made over the last few years Look at the visibility of their league They got 4 5 signature athletes on major brands that are representi

Tony Kornheiser You went on this show a million times and you said they're not going to touch Steve Ballmer Well they touched him He's done Two weeks ago there was an ESPN report that was all over this network that the league found nothing

Steve Ballmer In an exclusive interview with Ramona Shelburne and ESPN last year following Pablo Torres reporting on the Clippers alleged salary-cap circumvention through Aspiration They conned me

Brian Windhorst There's a lot of people that made a lot of assumptions about Adam Silver along the way This is as big of a punishment has ever been doled out in the NBA He has been presumed to be soft on crime to a certain certain extend That's not something you can say today