Tim Legler on USA's loss: "You don't have great role definition on this team... It's sort of a 'my turn, your turn' type of philosophy offensively. When the talent discrepancy is not nearly as great as it used to be, you're gonna run into some problems."

LeBron on the loss to OKC We were not out worked They didnt out physical us They didnt outsmart us I feel like we were just out talented you know by OKC They just possess so much more talent

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

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

Mike Greenberg on SGA style of play Watching him play is agonizing It is not fun You have to understand that for the rest of us watching this style of play is not like watching Steph its not like watching Michael Jordan Its just not

Perkins Whether it's being out of shape or him dealing with some type of injurywhen it comes to being reliable Luka is starting to get in that territory of Joel Embiid When you need him the most and it comes postseason time he's not available and if he is available he is never close to 70

Pelinka What did those teams Detroit San Antonio and OKC have to go through to build through the draft Multiple seasons of losses and that is just not part of our infrastructure here As much as some of us might want it to be that way its not the Lakers way