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BREAKING: Yaxel Lendeborg is named NBA Summer League MVP. 🔥🔥🔥

“I don’t want to get knocked out.” — Pat Riley after he forgot to mention Bam Adebayo. 🤣🤣🤣 (h/t Heat Central)

CALEB WILSON TONIGHT: 21 POINTS 8 REBOUNDS 2 ASSISTS 7/15 FGM 24 MINUTES ROOKIE SEASON ABOUT TO BE SPECIAL. 🔥

De'Aaron Fox was called for a foul on SGA here. 😅

Darryn Peterson’s reaction to Caleb Wilson’s poster is priceless. 🤣

LeBron James enjoying some golf with Kevin Hart today. 🤣🔥 (h/t ESPN Cleveland)

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA FROM HALF COURT NO WAY. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Anthony Davis, Trae Young, Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George pulled up to AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson. 🔥🍿

LABARON PHILON JR WITH THE HANDLES FILTHY. 🔥😮‍💨

Dallas Mavericks head coach Dusty May on Kyrie Irving: "I spoke with Kyrie and actually witnessed a workout this morning, and I felt like I left the gym watching Picasso paint a picture.” (h/t Oh No He Didn't)

“I say it all the time, I'm a Kobe guy….Anytime I can assert dominance, I try to, so at the end of games, I try to kill.” — Darryn Peterson. 🔥 (h/t Oh No He Didn't)

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO ARRIVES IN MIAMI. 🔥 (via Miami HEAT)

LABARON PHILON JR. WITH THE MOVES FILTHY. 🔥🔥🔥

“Ni Hao.” — LaMelo Ball to a fan. 🙌🙏 (h/t Kyle Ingram)

VICTOR WEMBANYAMA IS SHOWING HIS EMOTIONS HEADED TO THE NBA FINALS.

This angle of Victor Wembanyama’s half-court shot is CRAZY. 🥶 Wemby is special. (via NBA)

“I lost sleep over the fan part of this. I get it, there’s a bunch of 7 jerseys around. I’m pretty sure I bought a couple of them.” — Brad Stevens on fans being upset about the Jaylen Brown trade. (h/t jb)

CALEB WILSON WITH THE BUCKET FILTHY. 🔥😮‍💨

Victor Wembanyama bumps into Chet Holmgren Jaylin Williams reaction is priceless. 🤣🤣

Neon: "They want you to be (LeBron’s) teammate." Giannis: "In Miami?" Neon: "Yea…LeBron.” Giannis: "🤷‍♂️" 😅🤣. (h/t Polymarket Hoops)

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“We had the best Summer League team of all time. It was me, Lonzo, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Zubac, Thomas Bryant, Caruso…We sold out Thomas &amp; Mack every game, it was a movie.” — Kyle Kuzma on the Lakers 2017 Summer League team🔥 (via Derrick White)

“Have you accepted you’re one of the faces of the league?” Anthony Edwards: “Nah not really…I think the face of the league comes with a lot of responsibilities…one of those is winning a championship. I haven’t did that yet” (h/t NBA Courtside)

YAXEL LENDEBORG IS SPECIAL CLUTCH. 🔥🔥🔥

Lonzo asks LaMelo who he thinks is the worst at hoop between the Ball brothers: LaMelo: “Everyone in that room knows the fu*king answer.” Lonzo: “G said me.” LaMelo: “Duh…Your sh*t is on some High School Musical type.” 🤣🤣🤣. (h/t Kyle Ingram)

ANGEL REESE CLUTCH 3 🔥🔥🔥

(2010) LeBron James announced "The Decision" to go to Miami on this day, 16 years ago What a time (via ESPN)

LaVar Ball on a podcast with Lonzo, LaMelo, and LiAngelo talking about how they are all fathers now. 🙌 (h/t MeloHive 🛸💕)

Ja Morant on his new teammates: "They ragebait a lot, for sure…(Deni Avdija) definitely No. 1, but he for sure like ragebait people to try to make you respond, or get you mad, so when we have to play…you have an edge already.” 🤣. (h/t MrBuckBuck)

Dwyane Wade watching “The Decision” live in a restaurant back in 2010: “I wasn’t this nervous when I got drafted.” 🤣😅 (h/t Heat Central)

Nickeil Alexander-Walker finding out he won MIP. 👏🙌 (via Atlanta Hawks)

Aday Mara Thunder debut. 🔥🔥 OKC got an absolute steal (via Frankie Vision)

DARRYN PETERSON IS A FUTURE STAR Made it look easy in his debut. 🔥⭐️ (via NBA)

Koa Peat in his Summer League debut: 17 Points 6 Rebounds 4 Assists 6/11 FGM 28 Minutes 🔥🔥🔥. (via NBA)

CAMERON BOOZER VS. CALEB WILSON PUTTING ON A SHOW. 🔥🔥🔥

"I appreciate (Becky Hammon), no cap. The words she said about can't win with (Jalen Brunson) being a '1A', '1B', 'he too little', all that did is fuel that n***** bro…He know what she said." — Mikal Bridges. 🗣️🔥 (h/t ClutchPoints / Gio)

"The Bay, we know how to win, beautiful weather, great golf…We just know how to play basketball, and I think that he would enjoy just the idea of what it means to finish your career the right way." — Steph Curry’s pitch to LeBron James. 🔥🗣️ (via Good Morning America)

"There's no place in the country I'd rather be.” — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on OKC. ✊ (h/t Oh No He Didn't)

"I pledge allegiance to the Flagg." — P.J. Washington during Cooper Flagg’s postgame interview. 🤣🤣

NIKOLA JOVIC PUT ON A SHOW TAKING A LEAP. 🔥 (via FIBA Basketball World Cup 🏆)

“Man it is hard. We built such a great relationship, Melo &amp; I…I think that he’s really just scratching the surface, I think there’s more for that young man to achieve.” — Hornets HC Charles Lee on the decision to trade LaMelo Ball. (h/t Kyle Ingram)

“We had the best Summer League team of all time. It was me, Lonzo, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, Zubac, Thomas Bryant, Caruso…We sold out Thomas & Mack every game, it was a movie.” — Kyle Kuzma on the Lakers 2017 Summer League team🔥 (via Derrick White)

Lonzo asks LaMelo who he thinks is the worst at hoop between the Ball brothers: LaMelo: “Everyone in that room knows the fuking answer.” Lonzo: “G said me.” LaMelo: “Duh…Your sht is on some High School Musical type.” 🤣🤣🤣. (h/t Kyle Ingram)

“Man it is hard. We built such a great relationship, Melo & I…I think that he’s really just scratching the surface, I think there’s more for that young man to achieve.” — Hornets HC Charles Lee on the decision to trade LaMelo Ball. (h/t Kyle Ingram)