#nba

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change with the unbalanced schedule, with teams playing each other more and more. When you face each other that much, with that much at stake, something's bound to happen. ↗

— Dennis Eckersley

#bound #change #each #face #happen

If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value. It's very much a competition for the entertainment dollar, and that's never been more clearly evident than in today's NBA game. ↗

— Julius Erving

#cause #certain #clearly #competition #dollar

It wasn't just about flashing lights and pinball machines blowing up and things like that. It was about using encores, bringing back the good songs and using techniques that I knew about from rock performance. ↗

— Pete Townshend

#back #blowing #bringing #encores #flashing

I wanted to be a football player. Football is a sport that I love, but the more I started playing basketball, the more I started dreaming of playing in the NBA. ↗

— Dwyane Wade

#basketball #dreaming #football #football player #i

The biggest surprise has been making the adjustment after losing a game. In the NBA you could lose tonight and you have to put that game behind you because you have another game the next night. ↗

— Dwyane Wade

#after #another #because #been #behind

Coaching in the NBA is not easy. It's like a nervous breakdown with a paycheck. ↗

— Pat Williams

#coaching #easy #like #nba #nervous

I like the 'Simpsons' pinball machines. Those are pretty great. ↗

— Matt Groening

#i #like #machines #pinball #pretty

My dream was to be in the NBA. I wasn't really focused on being a star player on a team. I just wanted to make it to the NBA. I've been blessed for the opportunities to be in the Finals, been in the playoffs ever since I've been in the NBA. ↗

— James Harden

#being #blessed #dream #ever #finals

The kind of support we have in Oklahoma City, it's the best in the NBA. Phenomenal. Beards in the crowd, the whole nine. The city is really something special. ↗

— James Harden

#best #city #crowd #kind #nba

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports. ↗

— Martina Hingis

#glad #i #much #other #prettier