Rose Fans and media are to blame for load management because you guys have shown players that you don't care about the journey, you care about the destination. You dumb it down so much that the regular season became irrelevant to you and you only talk abo

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

Adam Silver In terms of tanking theres no question that what we saw this season was unprecedented Fans in particular cities and even media were rooting for their teams to tank We had to respond not just to the narrative but to misalignment of incentives once it was an accepted practice

Reporters ask Brunson about his reduced on ball role in the offense since going down 2-1 to ATL Some stars might push back they're used to having the ball in their hands They might take it as a slight It doesn't sound like you did Why was that Brunson One I'm not a star two I want to win

Sports Illustrated Charles Barkley The game is too disjointed we have disrespected the fans I understand Adam took the most money but it's hard for me I have to go to my app to see where the game is at

Udonis Haslem rants on the lack of accountability in postgame conferences

SNY Donovan Mitchell Y'all asked me 1000 times if we were tired I can't tell you yes But we did this to ourselves Not an excuse they're a hungry team They beat us swept us I don't want to diminish that But we didn't give ourselves a chance because we didn't handle business