With all the talk about Simmons being thrown under the bus, Im reminded of when Kobe said this about Pau after a loss.

Mike Beasley breaks down and talks about how Lakers teammates laughed at him for wrong shorts after the passing of his family members and how much he hated those teammates

Paul Pierce on media inconsistencies Let's not sugarcoat this because if this was LeBron at the peak of his powers he would've been getting scolded If you're the best player in the league you're not supposed to lose in the first round

Bill Simmons I thought Mazzulla was incredible in the Regular Season but I don't know what they were thinking for these Playoffs I really think Mazzulla screwed the series up and I'm always going to think that

Dumars is asked if he ever talked to Queen about the trade and the pressure it added for the rookie He mentioned it once early in the season and I remember telling him 'Don't ever mention that to me again' He was also asked if he would follow where the Pelicans lottery balls land Of course

Paul George after the Game 1 loss - We had breakdowns tonight but they also shot the s--t out of the ball They were hot they came out hot they came out on fire But it's a game of adjustments we'll make adjustments They don't get any extra points for going up big tonight

JJ Redick when asked how close the Lakers are to competiting for titles - That's what we gotta figure out this offseason Proceeds to praise his players on how they handled the season individually and collectively