MPJ on last years playoff run with the Nuggets At that point I probably was 20 percent I was barely able to lift my shoulder and Aaron Gordon had something going on with his calf or hamstring We were debilitated I think everything happens for a reason

MPJ admits to checking out after not being selected as an All-Star I regret that once I didnt make that game I let my foot off the gas I wasnt in the weight room as much I wasnt preparing as much MPJ shot just 256 from 3 after the All-Star reserves were announced

Adam Silver We've been addressing load management over the last several seasons Were down 30 this season in terms of single game absences by star players Its not even clear that load management works We have more injuries at the beginning and after All-Star break than late in the season

Sam Presti If there is one thing I'm a little frustrated about besides not winning the final quarter of the season is I think we lost out on a lot of team development

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

Mitch Johnson We werent ready to win an NBA championship The better team won We did a lot of good things and we didnt finish the job That's what it is

Perkins Whether it's being out of shape or him dealing with some type of injurywhen it comes to being reliable Luka is starting to get in that territory of Joel Embiid When you need him the most and it comes postseason time he's not available and if he is available he is never close to 70