"These things are surprising to hear and disheartening. But I look forward to the opportunity to talk with him and sit down with him and work through them" -- Lakers GM Rob Pelinka , on Magic Johnson today saying Pelinka went behind his back during his time as president of basketball operations ( LATIMES.com, 5/20 ).
"It was an interesting 24-48 hours there. There was a lot of conspiracy theory; people saying, 'DJ hasn't been on the podcast, this is all part of this elaborate plan'" -- NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah , on reports last week that he may have been considered for a front office position with the Jets ( TWITTER.com, 5/20 ).