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"What's better than the NBA season? Winning some cash money."
"He a bad [__] man, he top five players in the NBA right now, Luca dones is the top five NBA player as we sit."
"NBA teams should have their own Youth Development programs like they do overseas."
"Playing in the NBA size court, NBA practice setting, NBA weight training session, NBA terminology, I think from that standpoint it's an advantage."
"It's time to find out who are the top five point guards in NBA history."
"Bulbul has finally decided to retire from the NBA. Wow, can we all just give a round of applause for Bulbul?"
"You have three years to define a young NBA player; after the third year, they conform to who they're told they're supposed to be."
"Growing up in Palo Alto, California, Jeremy Lin had a dream like any other kid who played basketball: he wanted to play in the greatest league in the world."
"The first Asian American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, his rise was unbelievably inspirational to all Americans."
"The NBA is suspending gameplay following the conclusion of tonight's schedule of games until further notice."
"You can't put a tab on a journey in the NBA. The highs and lows, that's going to be part of your career."
"The NBA as great as it was with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, they altered their marketing plans because Nike had Jordan."
"Players in today's NBA are simply more skilled than players of the past."
"Superstars are superstars because their game transcends the era they played in."
"When we are older and a new generation of NBA fans claim our favorite players...are not as good as the players of the future, what will we have to say?"
"Modern NBA fans are holding a ticking time bomb, and they might not even know it."
"We want to add context and nuance and knowledge to these discussions, not remove entire decades from it altogether."
"When the NBA went global for the first time in history, September 8th, 1978, the Washington Bullets, self-proclaimed world champions, played Israeli Club Maccabi Tel Aviv and lost 88-87."
"The Lakers were beaten fair and square by a Barcelona team that featured only two former NBA players."
"If you win an NBA championship, that makes you champions of America and champions of what's considered the world's best league."
"If NBA teams played under FIBA rules with Euroleague refs and in Euroleague arenas, that 90% win rate would drop below 50%."
"We are one of the greatest trios ever in NBA history."
"It's an amazing time to be an athlete and...an NBA player."
"As you get older... you realize despite all of the shit that comes with playing in the NBA, I really love the game."
"Now he'd be the first Black owner of an NBA team."
"NBA fix y'all schedules. There's 35 other NBA teams. The Phoenix buns are not that good."
"Hello, welcome to the NBA on TNT. I'm Shaquille O'Neal."
"Every NBA team should have a Udonis Haslem or somebody like that, even if they're not contributing on the court."
"Even after the NBA was formed, they're still the best team ever assembled on the hardwood."
"James Harden, the greatest perimeter offensive player we have ever seen in the history of this league."
"LeBron went on to win regular season MVP, NBA title, and Finals MVP."
"The 2017 Warriors are by far the best NBA team ever. Not just the best team assembled, not the best team on paper; they are, by a pretty wide margin, the best, most cohesive team in NBA history."
"You have an opportunity to be special, to be one of the faces, if not the face, of the NBA."
"So I've created the ultimate NBA timeline, and by that I mean every impactful NBA legend in the history of the league will be in this video."
"By 1949, basketball was getting so popular that the BAA and the NBL merged, creating the NBA."
"The NBA was so big the league even added two teams to Canada."
"Basketball was witnessing a new GOAT emerge, and the NBA was in the midst of its LeBron Era."
"This was probably one of the more satisfying wins this NBA season for the Warriors."
"We're ready for the biggest comeback in NBA history, bro."
"And they're done! Paul George and the Brooklyn Nets are NBA champions. What a moment."
"We completed the easiest rebuilding challenge ever, man. 74 and 8 at the end of season three, and we won back-to-back NBA championships."
"In the NBA, the best of the best respond because the best do not shrink away from the hate."
"It's crazy to think we're basically 1/4 of the way through the NBA season."
"Oscar Robertson is famously known for being the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double back in 1962."
"There's only two guys in the history of the NBA, 39 plus years old, to be able to do what he did last night: one is Michael Jordan and LeBron James."
"Celtics, Jesus Christ. I only was able to watch highlights, but my god, Jason Williams, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart."
"Kobe had the sixth highest single-season scoring season that made no sense in NBA history."
"Eventually, you get replaced easy. NBA, we cut you off at some point."
"Health in NBA is the most crucial thing we all know."
"If Shaq had your work ethic, we would have won 12 Rings."
"Well, earlier this evening the NBA announced that the Portland Trailblazers' Carmelo Anthony was awarded the NBA's inaugural Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award."
"Kevin Durant, there's a Philadelphia 76er ladies and gentlemen."
"Who do you think hired Steve Nash? It wasn't Shawn Marks, it's [ __ ] K.D. and Kyrie."
"Durant clearly wanted Nash as his head coach."
"Lonnie Walker has really good shooting mechanics and will stretch the floor very well in the NBA."
"It would not shock me if the Memphis Grizzlies won it all this year."
"The James Harden trade would go on to be one of the biggest what-ifs in NBA history."
"2014 would go down as the last season anyone else would have a shot in the Western Conference."
"Andrew was expected to be a superstar... and as crazy as it sounds, those comparisons were valid."
"Viewership for this year's NBA finals were down 51 percent from 2019."
"These are two teams that are experts at that process despite not having the super team type of mold, and that's what makes it super fascinating to me."
"It's tougher to win seven rings in the NFL than it is to win six in the NBA."
"Life is not fair you make the best of it and speaking of height and speaking of these things look at Mosley Muggsy Bogues Munchie bose I think he was like five six he made it an NBA dunking on people."
"To me, you know, just back to that opportunity, Cleveland. I think in this league we really celebrate the players who came before these generations."
"When healthy, what is your top five? LeBron, Giannis, Luca, Kawhi, KD."
"Miami is one of the four best teams in the east."
"The level talent in the NBA over just even the last six seven years has just exploded."
"The 1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers... recognized by some of the greatest Championship group of the Showtime Lakers era."
"This series and this moment are brought to you in large part by the swift demolition of the Chicago Bulls dynasty."
"He was able to win the award while averaging only 13.8 points per game."
"01 Lakers were so... That is the greatest flip-to-switch team in the history of professional sports."
"The NBA right now, skill-wise, it's the best skill I've ever, ever, ever seen."
"I'm blessed to be in the top 20. This is wild."
"Robert Williams might be underrated to the casual and average NBA fan."
"That contract is amazing for the Boston Celtics."
"Kenrich Williams is one of the most underrated players in all of basketball."
"Desmond Bane is going to be remembered as the guy that made Kobe White be flustered."
"Larry Bird is the only person in NBA history to win league MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year all in his career."
"It's important to our democracy NBA will not schedule games on election day."
"The Cavs punched their ticket to the postseason and secured a top four seed in the East."
"I want to make the playoffs in the next two seasons."
"Steve Nash, two-time NBA MVP, zero-time Champion that could change today."
"We have the power to make change collectively, as shown by our efforts to increase voter registration in the NBA."
"Chet Hogan retiring as a 92 overall on the Lakers... probably cements himself as the greatest player of all time."
"The NBA is trying to do everything it possibly can to make the bubble as relaxing and comfortable as possible."
"There aren't many other players in NBA history who have had a bigger impact on the game of basketball than Allen Iverson himself."
"AI broke cultural boundaries by being the first player to wear cornrows in a game."
"Alan Iverson was just a few steps away from finally fulfilling his lifelong aspiration of making the NBA."
"Allen Iverson crossed over the GOAT and drilled a jumper on top of it."
"His fashion, tattoos, and hairstyle were iconic."
"Legendary trash talking duel between Kobe and Iverson."
"This crossover and stepover will forever be in the NBA storybooks."
"The sixers fans gave a monstrous standing ovation."
"Alan Iverson was gone leaving behind a polarizing legacy in Philadelphia."
"The rise and fall of Allen Iverson is truly an unparalleled basketball tale."
"Things are supposed to get better and better and better, and that's very much what has happened in the last 20 plus years in the NBA."
"The stats of NBA stars from the 60s seemed impossible to match because they are inflated it's more simple more possessions means more rebounds more points."
"Steph is by far the most influential player. He changed how teams even when people were okay."
"LeBron James is setting the blueprint for other NBA superstars. For 21 years, he's been able to take care of his family, protect them, raise his kids right."
"Jokic is one of the few guys who has a chance to steal that status."
"Right now, Jokic is the MVP for the 21-22 season."
"This championship run established that Duncan, Pop, and the Spurs were here and they weren't going anywhere."
"We want and need the NBA back, especially down in that bubble."
"If you can pick any player in NBA history that you've never had on your team to play for you, who would it be? Well, Chamberlain."
"All-Star appearances are one of the determining factors for Hall of Fame induction, and I strongly believe the NBA should expand the NBA All-Star roster size."
"I mean, the NBA went nuclear this past weekend. Like, last four or five days, Clay hitting 12 threes was insane."
"The Lakers want to get going because they know how good that team is."
"Kyle Korver, I think he's like top five all time in threes man."
"LeBron James defeated the Golden State Warriors down three games to one in the NBA Finals which has never been done before."
"Michael Jordan, 45, 10, 5 and 5 as the Miami Heat, a team that is relatively new to the NBA themselves, wins their first NBA championship."
"The Phoenix Suns win their first championship ever."
"Hakeem Olajuwon, yet another MVP, his third of the video."
"Marbury is averaging 37 a game in this playoff run, so yeah, he's carrying this team right now."
"Stephon Marbury, Kobe Bryant and the New Jersey Nets come back from a 3-1 deficit."
"Karl Malone's consistency and production in the regular season is remarkable."
"Elvin Hayes helped Washington win its only title in franchise history."
"Jonathan Kuminga is still here at 15... What an absolute steal in the second round."
"These cards were the holy grail of that NBA season."
"I want to give them that opportunity, I think you know there's only 400 and probably 50 players in the NBA, there's an ocean of talent out there that I think people can respect and appreciate their talent."
"LeBron James dominating the entire NBA at 24 years old."
"If you don't contribute to just one win, you can't be an NBA player."
"Devin Booker: 25 points a game, 3 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 51-45-91 splits, part of the 50-40-90 Club."
"DeAndre Ayton: 21.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, shooting 49% from the field, with a true shooting percentage of 66%."
"Shout out to Paul Ben Caro, making the All-Star game!"
"Josh Goody wins MVP, Rudy Posey is Rookie of the Year."
"Bankero with 25 and 8, All-Star, All-NBA Second Team."
"Chris Finch has brought us to two NBA finals in three years."
"Let's freaking go Ben Caro is your finals MVP."
"All right, all right, all right, today is a very special day. I have created my own NBA Universe all times Team edition."
"I think Adam Silver has done a great job managing all of this stuff."
"NBA teams are dropping 33 points per quarter nowadays."
"Y'all can't say Kenny your bias is showing 'cause you traded Zack LaVine for LeBron James."
"Jonathan Isaac, Gabe Vincent, who we're paying for the next three years, and a rookie are in the starting lineup."
"How is Trey young not the MVP of the league?"
"You're deciding that you aren't going to be stuck anymore."
"One of the best screen assisters in the entire NBA is Rudy Gobert."
"To make it in the NBA, it takes extreme dedication both physically and mentally."
"Being known as one of the biggest, most dominant players in the NBA doesn't come without a hearty workout routine."
"Miami Heat had expectations of being one of the top teams in the East."
"A legit threat to winning championship this year."
"Welcome to the City of Angels Los Angeles for the NBA 2k16 road to the finals championship."
"LeBron old LeBron and Alonzo Morning then ja Zeke George Gervin Sean Kemp and then Joel embiid defensive team sees Luca again."
"The Charlotte Hornets drafted Lamelo Ball with the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft and it didn't take long for them to realize that he was the real deal."
"The Charlotte Hornets elevated their record above .500 in mid-March while Ball continued to flash star potential."
"Defense oh I'm sorry he fouled out Rihanna's and 17 first of all Giannis at 25 points in 17 minutes it's just incredible but"
"This has to be an S-tier, the aura was immaculate, top 10 aura in NBA history."
"LeBron did not dominate the NBA the way Jordan did, objectively speaking."
"We win it all and that is NBA championship number three!"
"Vince Carter has retired from the NBA both in this game and in real life after 22 years pro at 43 years old."
"Vince Carter tried, he had 44 points. Yeah, that's probably one of his highest career scoring games."
"Vince Carter tried, and we lost. Evan Mobley, oh yeah, it's Evan Mobley, right? He was just the MVP like last season."
"I think this whole draft is literally like the next wave of the NBA."
"Elgin Baylor deservedly so is the Finals MVP."
"The NBA is back and it just keeps getting better."
"I think the Knicks is one of the greatest sports brands in the world."
"The game must be played, NBA didn't want to go to a bubble players were against it, guess what happened, they went to the bubble."
"The buyout Market shapes up to be pretty interesting this season, and I think that's a byproduct of how busy the trade market was."
"In one summer he literally went from being one of the very worst spotted players in the league to one of the very best spot up players in the league."
"This year it feels like there's probably eight or nine teams that have a legit shot to win it all... ratings for those Warriors Cavs series they were really high."
"Some players like Reggie that just I mean he embraced that and he thrived on that... the league is a little more influenced by that and making sure that was the standard the double standard."
"Once you get to the NBA it's the apex of the Apex."
"Steph Curry's greatness has been misunderstood."
"Talk about somebody who's touched so many different parts of the modern NBA experience over the last 20 years."
"I really what may be the most memorable goodbye ever in NBA history."
"The biggest difference between European basketball and NBA basketball is that there's no draft in Europe so there's no reward for losing."
"I think Russ is self-motivated. I think Russ is one of the most motivated players that we've seen in the NBA."
"It takes more than that to be one of the greatest scorers in the NBA history."
"Kyrie Irving has agreed to a three-year 126 with a Mav deal to return to the Mavericks."
"It's Christmas, ladies and gentlemen. NBA free agency is here. I cannot believe I'm saying it, we're finally here."
"He's up 4.75 units on NBA props this season... he's got a little fire to him."
"They are both the type of player the NBA obsesses over: the demigod centers who do things on the court you only ever see on NBA 2K."
"This is not a great game for Giannis because he was all NBA first team."
"LeBron James matches an NBA record with his eleventh first team selection."
"Congratulations, Kevin! Shining his brightest on the NBA's biggest stage!" - Announcer
"This is a group that had to navigate a game seven loss in the final few minutes. You had to incorporate Kevin Durant." - Interviewer
"They have the fifth-best point differential in NBA history right now."
"Throughout NBA history we have seen it all: dynasties have risen and fallen, young players have entered the league, become superstars, and retired as legends."
"The Houston Rockets have their first NBA championship since 1995."
"The Sacramento Kings win their first-ever NBA championship."
"The Kings are absolutely loaded with their top six players being rated as a 99."
"Shaq's only MVP season came during a coaching change in which he basically shamed Shaq into working harder than he ever had before."
"Hakeem ranks this highly because he produced at a higher volume while being more efficient in the playoffs than the regular season."
"Wilt Chamberlain is an NBA champion in his second season, taking what would have been Mike's third of a three-peat."
"Wilt Chamberlain Finals MVP, 34-16 and four per game on almost 70 from the field in the finals."
"Blake Griffin joins the Blazers so he's now gonna be playing with Steph Curry."
"They won their second straight championship."
"Kyrie led the league in scoring, followed by Trey, Marvin Bagley, John Moran, and Jokic."
"This looks to be the last season that Wall and Beal have a chance to make things right."
"The New York Knicks, NBA champions of the 2018 season."
"Steph Curry was the kid that was skinny and it was like, 'Oh, you're not an NBA star.'"
"We're in the NBA Finals taking on the Detroit Pistons!"
"The claw baby, Finals MVP, two-time Finals MVP, two-time champion Kawhi Leonard, he's not done."
"It's actually pretty impressive, a lot of rebounds."
"Tim Duncan 27 and 16 and five assists per game in this playoff run."
"Congratulations Orlando, Tim Duncan Finals MVP, 36 15 and 7."
"New York Knicks won the championship, Allen Iverson another one for him."
"Kevin Durant's already averaging 22 a game, is an 81 overall, and Raymond Felton is Raymond Felton."
"Tim Duncan and Yao Ming together. Yao Ming still in 90 overall, 28, no injuries in sight."
"NBA Draft, Anthony Davis went to the Spurs. He can be the next Tim Duncan."
"Chris Paul again MVP. AD Rookie of the Year. DPOY still at his ripe old age of 80."