“I need to see the best player on the planet, I want to see lots of greed” - Skip Bayless says Giannis Antetokounmpo looked ‘suspiciously unlike the best player in the planet’ in Game 1 vs the Celtics
“I truly believe he’s upset that he couldn’t play ball in front of 19,000 people every night" - Former All-Star bashes Stephen A. Smith for his continued criticism of Kyrie Irving and other NBA players
“No alpha player would be overwhelmed, the Jordans, the Birds, the Magics” - Skip Bayless says “Mr. Burner Accounts” Kevin Durant got burnt vs the Boston Celtics
“They don’t have the monkey on their back” - Shaquille O'Neal on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s nonchalant response after getting swept by the Celtics
“Could you just be a basketball player and demonstrate that you can take advantage of your unbelievable skill?” - Ric Bucher believes it’s not possible to win a title with Kyrie Irving
"You failed me as a friend, as a teammate, as a brother" - Kenyon Martin says if he was Kevin Durant he would’ve had major issues with Kyrie Irving, says KD picked the wrong situation
“You can’t miss no games, I don’t give a damn what the reason is, you can’t be disruptive to the team” - Shaquille O'Neal believes the Brooklyn Nets should put stipulations in former NBA champion’s contract
“Where was that same energy when it was come between those lines against Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown” - Kendrick Perkins on Kyrie Irving’s “cop-out” by attacking the media
“When somebody says their back is hurt, you gotta come believe them, but your back can’t hurt if you’re jumping up and down” - Shaquille O'Neal on why people lost respect for Ben Simmons
“We’re witnessing one of the most delusional athletes in American history” - Stephen A. Smith criticizes Kyrie Irving after his comments about the media, says Kyrie is trying to be slick
“You don’t think I was scared going to the line after missing 8,9 in a row? I was terrified” - Shaquille O’Neal on 3-time All-Star running away from adversity, says it’s OK to be scared
“Who knows how many rings he would have won, very good chance he would have topped LeBron’s 4 and equalled Kobe’s 5” - Chris Broussard says Kevin Durant blew it by leaving a perfect situation with the Warriors
“I’m always quick to say I have no success without the guys on the bus with me” - Shaquille O'Neal says he’s been both a bus driver and a rider in his career, believes KD took Charles Barkley’s comments personally
“Kevin Durant is the weirdest dude I have ever tried to figure out, he’s a shrink’s dream and maybe my worst nightmare” - Skip Bayless on Kevin Durant’s infamous “I really don’t like u” tweet
"Do we really see Steph doing a lot of creativity off the dribble like we do with Kyrie?" - NBA Hall of Famer and 7-time All-Star picks Kyrie Irving over Steph Curry over one key difference between their games
“Can you imagine any other superstar from Michael Jordan on down needing to hide behind a burner account?” - Skip Bayless says Kevin Durant is oversensitive and underconfident
“Is it even in his personality to pull a James Harden? I don’t know” - Chris Broussard says the Brooklyn Nets have leverage over Kevin Durant after tying him till 2026
“I do feel he’s his own worst enemy” - Nick Wright says it’s easy to empathize with Ben Simmons as a person, believes it’s fair to criticize him as a basketball player
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