Mike Brown is questionable with calf soreness after trying to call timeout at the end of regulation last night but says he's good to go for Game 2 I would've blown my Achilles out if I didn't have on my PF Flyers

Paul George jokes about catching the Celtics off guard in their 1st-round loss against the 76ers Joe Mazzulla briefly but seriously considers engaging in catastrophic life-threatening violence

Norman Powell When I was with the Clippers Brian Shaw has this thing whoever airballs has to run down and back When Kawhi shot an airball in practice he tried to do that well wait with him and hes like Im not running down and back man Ill probably airball again

Fred VanVleet on the process and adjustments required of him after recovering from ACL injury returning to full game shape and getting his body ready for NBA speedI'm not a game-speed workout guy I don't even go that fast in the games

Rafael and Ime have talked about wanting to get your minutes down at points this season-Kevin Durant Why I'm better on the court The team is better when I'm on the court That's what I'm supposed to be training for is to play the long haul 48 minutes a night If the game needs me to be out

Kwame Brown blames LeBron James for destroying Russell Westbrook and hurting the development of Dalton Knetch for his son Bronny James He also predicts something similar will happen with Joel Embiid if he fails to play 70 games this season and with VJ Edgecombe

Doug McDermott pulls off his practice jersey and spots up in the corner during the middle of play after the Spurs start the 4th quarter with only 4 players on the court