Quotes from around the NBA
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What about grandma?
Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo on his dislike for other teams: “We are competing — there’s no friends on the court. Even if you were playing against a family member like your mother, you still go out there and try to beat her.”
Read the clips, please
Brooklyn Coach Avery Johnson on his team’s credentials, only a few weeks after star guard Joe Johnson said the Nets could beat the Miami Heat to win a title: “Nobody said we’re on Miami’s level. Nobody ever said it.”
Smart players for $400
Miami’s Shane Battier, who graduated from Duke with a degree in religion, on his mental prowess: “Playing Jeopardy! I like my chances against any power forward in the league. Print that.”
The Obama rules
Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen on playing basketball with President Barack Obama: “I thought the lanes opened up when Michael Jordan used to drive. I used to be like, ‘Wow.’ But when I saw the president drive, I thought they were bringing the whole motorcade through the lane, it was so wide.”
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