Kobe on Gary Payton: "He helped me become a great defensive player. He told me one thing, he said 'Kobe, you gotta move your puppies'. After he told me that, everything clicked for me, I started making All-Defensive teams."

Tobias Harris on JJ Redicks podcast: Ben and Joel should be 1A/1B for defensive player of the year

NBA Central The Milwaukee Bucks have shown a lot of interest in Jordan Clarkson per Tjonesonthenba But the Jazz would have had to take back George Hill in a potential trade and they werent going to do that That was kind of a non-starter for them Via The Bill Riley Show

McAfee Haliburton talks about being inspired by Kobe 'Let me walk Kobe walked I'm walking' So when I got up and went to take a step there was no chance I went to move my leg it's like dead weight at the end of your leg So the fact that Kobe shot a free throw and walked off is unbelievable

Morant dodges Payton II and runs out the clock