McMenamin on why a 3 PM game for Opening Night they're like we could sense the excitement for the NBA right now So let's experiment with this thing They talked with executives at NBC and it was kind of a joint decision that this is something we can turn into a celebration of the game

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

Adam Silver answers Pablo Torre's question regarding the growing concern that wealthy individuals and entities are using the approval of the NBA to purchase credibility in the eyes of the public meaning fans and whether he plans on changing anything about the due diligence process

The absolutely electric OKC crowd during the Young OKC's playoff run Steve Kerr in commentary talking about how they had been on their feet for 20 minutes straight and the energy in the building was so high that it would wear out some of the players before the games even began

Donovan Mitchell says out of all the games in his NBA career Game 1 vs the Knicks is the one he wants back We definitely gave them that game

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

Kevin Garnett Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning fronted Nike's 1998 Fun Police campaign built around players policing boring basketball The lockout started that same July and chopped the next season down to 50 games 1998