In 1991 Charles Barkley decided to change jersey numbers as a tribute to Magic who had recently retired A firestorm ensued when 76ers fans hit the radio call-in lines to criticize him for having Billy Cunningham's retired number pulled down This was his response

Charles Barkley: I've never sent an mail. Tim Kiely: Yu have. Charles: No, I haven't. Ernie Johnson: Yu've responded to mails. Charles: I know hw to respnd. I dn't knw how to do ne. I don't knw hw to initiate ne I talk bad about peple the ld-fashined way,

Joe Mazzulla wears cut-off sweatshirt sleeves as a tribute to Bill Belichick and works in a on to Cincinnati reference via NBCSCeltics

Whatre you flexing at dude, youre down a thousand points. - Philadelphia 76ers Color Commentator Alaa Abdelnaby

Danny Ainge takes a terrible shot with 8 seconds left on the shot clock, then blames Charles Barkley after their coach calls a timeout.