Michael Malone clarifies he wasn’t snubbing Nikola Jokić with MVP comment
"I'm getting a lot of heat back home."
"I'm getting a lot of heat back home."
The veteran guard gave one of the better "no comment" answers in recent memory.
"I watched Jokić walk off the court last night and wave goodbye to Denver’s fans, as if he wouldn’t be back"
"That article is just so arbitrary and so far from the truth. Russ has been amazing for us."
"Making them play late Friday night and then an early afternoon game. I thought that was unfair."
"It's a horrible brand of basketball that we've been witnessing."
"While we were away..."
"NO NO NO NO NO NO... OHHHHHHH!!!!!"
"Is that the ugliest person you ever kissed in your life?"
Harden opted not to talk with reporters after the last three Clippers’ losses, too.
Fortunately, no big moments were missed.
Charles Barkley was apoplectic over the NBA putting a non-competitive Grizzlies-Thunder series on TNT instead of Clippers-Nuggets.
"There is no mutual and no interest."
"Players get their feelings hurt in this generation!"
"'When he was getting those triple-doubles, you couldn't beat him to the microphone."
"I don't have the answer for you, man. I wish I did, but unfortunately, I don't."
"I'm sick of these national guys thinking they know."
"SGA is going to be the league MVP if he keeps this up. I don't care what Jokić does."
Jokić delivered an interview as effortlessly indifferent as his historic performance.
Saturday's audience increased 29% year-over-year for the Lakers' win over the Nuggets.
"Some people don't have natural ball skills. He seems to have that."
"Playing this game, this is what I love."
"The real winners today are the fans."
In the 4th quarter of their game against the Dallas Mavericks, Jamal Murray took a moment to deliver a fly to Doris Burke in the ESPN booth.