It’s basketball. I’ve been in a few environments in my life, like I said, as long as it's just strictly the nature of basketball out there and there’s nothing extra, I’m cool with it.

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I knew the consequences. I wasn’t prepared for them in any stretch of the imagination coming into the season. I had my thought process on being able to be a full-time teammate and just go out and have fun and provide a sense of a great brand of basketball out there. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen like that.

I know everybody’s feeling it, just praying for everybody to be healthy during these times.

Nobody should be forced to do anything with their bodies.

You think I really want to give up my dream to go after a championship ? do Sean Marks think I really just want to give up my job ? Sean Marks think I really just want to sit at home and not go after the things with my teammates that I've been able to grow with, to learn with ?

What would Kyrie Irving do if Kyrie Irving felt uncomfortable going into the season when Kyrie Irving were promised that Kyrie Irving have exemptions or that Kyrie Irving didn't have to be forced to get the vaccine ? this wasn't an issue before the season started. This wasn't something that I foresaw coming where I prepared for it and had a chance to strategize on what was going to be best for me and my family.

That's a good old-fashioned playoff game right there.

I think we’re capable of greatness every single night.

I felt like we put on a good show, we’ve just got to do it three more times.

We had that game, it should’ve been ours. So we just look at ourselves in the mirror and see what we can correct as individuals and as a group, especially on effort. I couldn’t guard a stick today.

I couldn’t guard a stick today, they were going right around me, and I was getting frustrated, but they kept attacking.