Steve Kerr at the 1997 championship rally, on what was going through his mind before his game-winner: "Well, I guess I gotta bail Michael out again. But I've been carrying him all year so you know, what's one more time"
Former Lakers head trainer Gary Vitti : Theres really nothing that special about Kobe Bryant, but he worked smarter and harder than everyone else.
Magic Johnson made 3 straight Finals as the only All-NBA player on his team for those years
"I just got a text from somebody... and they mentioned to me Karl-Anthony Towns maybe in Portland." - Stephen A. Smith