"Leave it up to Kobe to outduel me on a night like this" - 2x NBA champion on Kobe Bryant outshining him by dropping 81 points on the night he scored 42 and hit game winner
"They knew I was the top defensive player, and he was the top offensive player" - Gary Payton opens on his legendary rivalry with Michael Jordan in '90s
“Some of the guys that be talking weren’t the guys that were punching people… Y’all were getting bullied” - Draymond Green throws shade at Cedric Maxwell, says he’s baffled by players from the '80s & '90s talking about physicality
“I’m gonna pull up in your face, and the net gonna say ‘shoo’, and that will be your Christmas present from me” - 1x NBA champion says Larry Bird was a cold trash talker, says he had ultimate game
"I wouldn't have had no respect for Mike if he would have said things that he said" - Gary Payton on Michael Jordan laughing at him on 'The Last Dance'
NBA News Roundup: League looking to expand into two new cities, New Orleans Pelicans about to get a boost with the return of their star forward, and more - May 27th, 2022
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