Exclusive: "God has put me in this position, and it's something that I embrace and I'm excited about" - Al Horford on making it to the NBA Finals with Celtics, as the veteran creates history just days after losing his grandfather
“He doesn’t wanna lose a round of golf… He understands what he brings to the table” - Quinn Cook says Steph Curry is very competitive, says he’s a lot more than shooting threes
Exclusive: "My mom passed; they flew all the way to Dallas to the funeral; That was for real, it wasn't no tactic" - Marcus Smart on the bond he shares with teammates Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and on using his dominant vocal presence to help Celtics
“Kudos to LeBron, he was great in game 7 against a team that was done” - Skip Bayless surprisingly picks the 2013 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs as his all-time favourite finals
"THE CELTICS SAID F**K YOUR LITTLE THIRD QUARTER RUN", "Kobe finna block Jayson Tatum number after this game" - Fans mercilessly troll Golden State and praise Boston Celtics after rollercoaster Game 1 in NBA Finals
Exclusive: "I'm still upset about the two; I dwell on those two" - Steve Kerr on his 21-2 record in Game 1s across all NBA Playoff series so far ahead of taking on Boston Celtics in the Finals
Exclusive: "I needed to get back to the real side of the NBA that I was in as a player" - Ime Udoka opens up on his journey to first-ever NBA Finals with Boston Celtics
Exclusive: "I grew up watching Magic and Bird go at it in the '80s" - Steve Kerr opens up on journey to another NBA Finals with Golden State, past connection with Boston Celtics, and more
“You remember KD did lose to LeBron in 2012, with no Steph Curry.… He was won 1 series since he’s left Steph Curry” - NBA analyst questions the ‘Steph Curry can’t do it without KD’ notion
Exclusive: "He challenged me in some harsh ways and tough ways as a kid" - Jayson Tatum on his relationship with his father shaping his journey, ahead of his Finals trip with Boston Celtics against Golden State
Exclusive: "Going through surgeries and rehab, putting a jersey on hits so much harder than it did back in the day!" - Klay Thompson opens up on tough road to recovery ahead of NBA Finals
“He was an entrée with no sides, the exact same thing with Luka, Ja was playing great but then Ja gets hurt” - Shannon Sharpe believes the Golden State Warriors haven’t faced a combo like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown
“He represents sort of the heart and soul of this Warriors team, he has to have that chip on his shoulder” - JJ Redick praises Draymond Green, says the Warriors have taken on his mentality
“When the Lakers with Shaq and Kobe won 3 in a row that was considered to be a dynasty team” - Amar'e Stoudemire believes LeBron James himself is a dynasty in this era, says the Warriors are the top team right now
"In 2019, Kevin Durant goes down ... no one has ever beat us whole” - Draymond Green opens up on why he believed Golden State Warriors will make the NBA Finals again
Exclusive: NBA insider on Andre Iguodala's speculated return for the Finals, as former Finals MVP opens up on mentoring youngsters, and Steph Curry and Klay Thompson's "choke hold" on the league
“They need to stop downplaying Steph’s accomplishments just because he hasn’t won Finals MVP” - Robert Parish says Steph Curry is a transcendent player and deserves more credit
