Danny Ainge on playing college basketball in the winter and pro baseball in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays in the summer My basketball coach wasn't happy I was making more money than him Ainge is the only athlete ever to be All-American in basketball baseball and football

Pat Bev says there are NBA superstars who couldnt play basketball in Europe I really mean that They simply couldn't Because the adaptation is completely different The coach controls everything It's almost like a college team made up of adults The team comes before every individual

Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown For me I love that guy You cant talk about him without talking about me and vice versa Unfortunately the business of basketball is always going to play a part Nobody has ever played together forever

Kyrie Jayson Tatum and Paolo playing pick up ball against the current Duke mens team

Kyrie Irving went full method Uncle Drew while at a recent Mavs mini camp

Adam Silver We discussed ongoing negotiations with the Euro League We believe that NBA Europe would be strengthened by joining forces with the Euro League It doesn't have to happen but I think we would all be better off as a unified front in Europe in terms of the potential investors

Bill Russell One thing I have a quarrel with is that I had better players I personally worked with them to make them better players I did things physically emotionally and intellectually to make my teammates better players They took advantage of the situation that was part of my creation