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When I arrived in Houston before my rookie year, I was 22 and I was quiet. Steve Francis was not quiet.

Yao Ming

Brad Calipari explains his decision to be a walk-on and play for his dad at Kentucky.

Brad Calipari

Everybody has that one “holy shit” moment, when you realize you are going up against somebody you grew up idolizing.

Blake Griffin

This is Scouting Myself, where elite high school athletes get the chance to break down film, run drills and discover what it takes to make it to the next level.

Paul Pierce

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Chicago. San Antonio, I can’t wait to get started. See you very soon.

Pau Gasol

This has been by far the most challenging few weeks in my professional life.

Kevin Durant

Doubting the Grizzlies? We’ve heard that before. Old news. And I'm tired of that. I'm tired of being underrated. I'm tired of being overlooked. We all are.

Mike Conley

I’ve played on eight teams since college — I am not ready for there to be a ninth.

Hassan Whiteside

It’s important to make sure we’re prepared to play, but also we have to let our hair down a little bit, relax, and clear our minds.

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All that mattered was that, someday, I'd make sure my mom would never have to work again. Now, she won’t have to.

Terrance Ferguson

Now, do I regret what I said about Bron? No. I meant every word I said.

Stanley Johnson

There weren’t any singing munchkins or good witches in China,but some of myexperiences there,on and off the court,made me think I was somewhere over the rainbow

Wilson Chandler

Athletes, coaches and others took to social media to send condolences and mourn the loss of legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt.

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Dear Toine. It’s the summer of 2001 and you’re on top of the world. Michael Jordan is on his comeback tour, and you have spent the summer working out in Chicago

Antoine Walker

Pat Summitt died on Tuesday at the age of 64. Here, we look back at her life in pictures.

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This is the third season in a row that the commissioner has granted me time for a sit-down, and we’ve got a special treat for you this year — video to go along

CJ McCollum

I was Kevin Ware, the guy who broke his leg. Now I’m working hard to be Kevin Ware, the professional basketball player.

Kevin Ware

We asked some incoming NBA rookies a few questions so you could get to know them better. This is the NBA Job Application.

Jamal Murray

As I walked into the Spurs' interview, they kind of were just like, 'We have Tony Parker, Patty Mills. You're not gonna play. You're just going straight to the

CJ McCollum