Quoted: Quote: At the end though, my scoring of the calls amounts to seeing the Lakers getting a net bonus of 6 points in the game, which some might take as a sign that the refs had a big role in determining the outcome of a contest with a four point final margin. ... I don't see grounds to think there was a conspiracy at work here. -- Roland Beech, founder

Quoted: "It's tough, but you have to do what's best, You have to do what's fair. I'm happy with where I'm going. A big reason is because of the impact and the things that I can do going forward." -- Baron Davis ESPN is reporting B. Diddy is about to return to LA for the Clips.

Quoted: Quote: Q: After watching what happened in Athens, did it motivate you to play this year? A: Absolutely. Absolutely. You're dealing with national pride. You never want to see the United States lose at anything. Water polo, soccer, whatever it is. You don't want the United States to lose ever. And in this case, even more so, because it's basketball

Quoted: "It means everything. This is a very special, humbling feeling. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity." -- Chris Paul on playing for the US Olympic basketball team USA ball has begun practice. Named to the US senior men's team are the following: Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets); Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz); Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors);

Quoted: "You know how I be. Last week Kobe couldn't do without me." Shaq ripped Kobe while free-stylin' and was filmed. This seems to be the big story of the offseason, not unlike last summer's camera-phone video of Kobe wishing Kupchak would trade Bynum. The video is worth a viewing if you haven't seen it already. Shaq apparently wished to defuse

Quoted: "In this post we look at another mainstream basketball site, but this time a small niche site created by someone with a passion for the sport - InfiniteHoops.com. InfiniteHoops.com has a very simple purpose: to enable people to find and schedule pick-up games of basketball." -- Richard MacManus, ReadWriteWeb InfiniteHoops was featured in

Quoted: Quote: Candace Parker became the second woman to dunk in a WNBA game and the Sparks beat the Fever 77-63 on Sunday night. I find it surprising no one has thrown it down since Lisa Leslie did it way back in 2002. It is awesome however, that Leslie also played in this game. Go Sparks! Click through for the video.

Quoted: "I got my own. I got my own. I hope we made you proud.'' -- Kevin Garnett "You sure did." -- Bill Russell Well, the C's took the Finals in outstanding fashion tonight from the Lakers in six games. Congrats to KG, Pierce and Allen. Hopefully, both teams will be back in the finals in the future to continue a great NBA rivalry. Final

Quoted: "I went in at halftime and said, 'Thank God we don't have a [large] lead because we just don't know what to do with it.'" -- Lakers Coach Phil Jackson Yeah, game 5 started just like game 4 with the Lakers running out to a big lead. The C's came back strong in the second, and it looked for a moment they'd taken the life out of the Lakers