Chris Webber: "John Stockton would come to the game literally in a minivan, pop his kids out, come in there and bust.us.up"

Jaylen Brown before the game: "There's bigger threats in my neighborhood than LeBron James"

Giannis to a Make a Wish kid before the Raptors game: "We're gonna win the game today for you"

Every year for a decade the media or teams dubbed a fairly random player as a Lebron Stopper heading into the playoffs before getting completely dismantled by Lebron Who are the most egregious examples I go with rookie Stanley Johnson but some other options below

Steph on NBA Christmas: I personally dont like it because I havent played well