Butler: "If you don't come in this motherfucker pissed off after you lose any game... something's wrong. This is your job, this is what you're supposed to love to do"

Butler on new rookie Yaxel Lendeborg I know that guy be speaking his mind I like that He plays tough He is tough I bet he plays dominos too Im gonna have to crack his head in that

JR Smith on his 2018 NBA Finals blunder Im dribbling it out to get the ball to Bron this is your job You have to like thats why you dont get the big bucks They dont pay me enough for this shit right We never talked about that Hes still mad He is still mad Oh hes so mad

JR Smith on his 2018 NBA Finals blunder Im dribbling it out to get the ball to Bron this is your job You have to like thats why you dont get the big bucks They dont pay me enough for this shit right We never talked about that Hes still mad He is still mad Oh hes so mad

Erik Spoelstra in an old interview What you have to respect about the Knicks you have to put them away every single possession You can leave anything to effin chancethats what they do what they have is will to win

Dray rips Cavs defensive effort Guys don't want the challenge to fight through screens and switch every fucking time Ain't Harden's job to guard Brunson but for some of the guys switching off it is their job Nobody's doing that to Steph because we weren't gonna allow it

Sam Presti isn't worried about Chet Holmgren If you go back and look at some of the greatest players of the game they all have these moments where they run into defeat or struggle That's what makes them great players is that they're able to continue to move on from that and improve