Kendrick Perkins shares ‘one of the few times that I get pissed off at Shaq’ as Celtics teammate
"I'm like, 'Man, sit your big ass down, man...'"
"I'm like, 'Man, sit your big ass down, man...'"
"We have no parameters of what the show's going to be."
After opening week, the show will not appear again until Christmas Day.
"Are they gonna say we gotta go to the SportsCenter?"
"They did an awful job of keeping us abreast."
"I've never ever, ever, ever f*cking counted somebody else's pockets, or tell the world what another player or these players shouldn't be getting."
Shaq will be wearing a dress to Gobert's eventual Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
"I’ve been covering the NBA for 30 years, so I’m going to get somewhat of a reprieve to some degree..."
"I wish I could give you a definite answer, but we made the move, and we’re gonna see."
"I’m not sure whether...there will be a different expectation from ESPN and ABC fans or watchers than maybe what people are seeing late at night on TNT."
"That was a halftime show, and people said things, often at the same time other people were saying things."
Shaq says ESPN won’t change what makes Inside the NBA special.
"I was nervous and I was terrible because I wanted to be Bryant Gumbel"
"Can Charles talk about fat women in San Antonio?"
Last year, Barkley caused an uproar on NBA TV by unexpectedly announcing his retirement.
"Me and the great Charles Barkley have no beef no more."
"We wish the league much success in the years to come and we look forward to continuing to produce Inside the NBA."
"ESPN’s goal is to let the post-game segment run as long as it does now on TNT," according to Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports.
"I'll give TNT credit, the did say it was an awful pilot."
"Whoever is running ESPN has not cared for this entire century about this."
"Gratitude is the operative word for me."
Barkley had previously harshly criticized ESPN's NBA coverage and some of its personalities.