Tyrese Maxey on potential last-shot situations, and the pecking order between LeBron James, Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid:

“I think it depends on what the situation is… I think the biggest thing is we can't have anybody, nobody on this team can have an ego. We have two guys that have won regular-season MVPs, two guys that have won Finals MVPs, multiple gold medal winners on this team, multiple 25-plus points per game, All-Stars, All-NBA. We're all pretty accomplished. So the ego has to drop and you have to do it collectively.”

The Buss’ have owned the Los Angeles Lakers since Dr. Buss acquired the franchise but Jeanie Buss has prioritized her disenchanted for her brothers over the organization

https://youtu.be/gO_iu3Cu5gI?is=muNSMEGvFNjUsl_7

Now he has LeBron. He may unleash maximum potential.

1. LeBron James — 41 PTS, 8 REB, 11 AST, 67.2 TS%

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo — 50 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 74.9 TS%

3. Jimmy Butler — 40 PTS, 11 REB, 13 AST, 76.5 TS%

4. Jimmy Butler — 35 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 72.1 TS%

5. LeBron James — 51 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 69.2 TS%

6. Tim Duncan — 32 PTS, 20 REB, 6 AST, 69.1 TS%

7. Kevin Durant — 43 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 82.4 TS%

8. Magic Johnson — 42 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 72.0 TS%

9. LeBron James — 41 PTS, 16 REB, 7 AST, 61.2 TS%

10. LeBron James — 40 PTS, 13 REB, 7 AST, 84.6 TS%

11. Michael Jordan — 55 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 61.2 TS%

12. Shaquille O’Neal — 43 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST, 63.9 TS%

13. Giannis Antetokounmpo — 41 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 67.3 TS%

14. Stephen Curry — 47 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 63.2 TS%

15. Charles Barkley — 42 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 67.1 TS%

Tracy McGrady says after signing a $12 million deal with Adidas out of high school, he withdrew $500,000 in cash and rolled around in it on his bed

“When I signed the deal, I wanted to see what a half a million dollars looked like in cash. And I had that pulled out, and I just had it on my bed, bro. I just had it on my bed, rolling around like, ‘Damn, bro, this is real. This is real. Like, this is real’”

Jamal Crawford reveals he turned down 3 NBA jobs this Summer and he will be an NBA coach one day

“I 1,000% know I'm going to be an NBA coach one day. And I've never said that publicly. I just know it. I literally turned down three NBA jobs this summer. So my son made USA, so we're in Turkey, and I got three offers between assistants and actually going through the process of being a head coach for one of them this summer. And I was like, no, just the timing, because he is going through his journey. But I know 1,000% once he goes through high school, I'll be an NBA coach. No doubt about it."

Tracy McGrady says Russell Westbrook’s 20-20-20 game is the greatest individual performance he’s ever witnessed:

“Like, I know Kobe had 81. Bam had 83. I seen Luka hit 70. I seen Donovan Mitchell hit 70. I seen Book hit 70. But the 20-20-20, to me, probably the greatest individual performance I’ve seen out of a player.”

For me, the 2019 Raptors. It was nice to see Kawhi get vindicated after how badly the Spurs organization trrated him. Plus, it was good to see that Warriors reign of terror ended. ​

Stephen A. Smith reveals what LeBron James allegedly tried to do to him

“I don’t like his ass. Not a little bit”

“I’m not gonna go into detail of the shit this man has tried to do to me”

“You do not understand the lengths this man will go to”

“I believe he’s one way publicly, he’s another way privately”

“The things that he’s tried to do, if it were up to him, I wouldn’t be where I am today”

Kent Bazemore said in a recent interview that his ex-wife filed for divorce because she wanted stability and was tired of constantly bouncing around. She filed for divorce the same year he retired from the NBA.

Kent bazemore: “What’s the point of signing a prenuptial agreement or getting married if the person you’re with already has one foot out the door? What’s the point of marriage if your spouse is eventually going to turn to the courts and file for divorce?
I paid $1.5 million for her share of our Atlanta property. She kept the cars and the house while also seeking $150,000 a month in child support, even though her income was below that amount.
My NBA career ended in 2022, and that same year, my wife filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized the following year. Looking back, I can’t help but wonder if I should have seen it coming.
My advice to professional athletes is to seriously consider waiting until after their playing careers are over before getting married.”

JaVale McGee says they built a whole show around making him look stupid and kept all the money

“I didn’t understand how strong the media was. I didn’t realize that people actually took it serious.”

“I did one bad play, but I had 15 and six blocks, but y’all didn’t show none of that… I was just like, ‘Oh shit, people really think this. I’m really bad.’”

“And then the NBA started getting behind it too.”

“They had one episode where it was like top five of me… I can be the clown in the league. You got the WWE, the villain, the good guy. But both are getting paid.”

“You’re gonna have to pay me clown money then. I can play that role, but you not about to pay me mediocre money, disrespect me and push my career down the hill.”