“I don’t care about being the face of the NBA. ( Kevin Durant) or ( James Harden) can be. I want to be with my kids and my family, I want to win and enjoy the game. I want to be Giannis the hard worker" -- Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo, speaking in Athens (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 8/1).
"They’re not going to fire you. You might be the only person in the midst of a cancel culture who is pretty close to uncancellable” -- HBO’s Bob Costas, talking to TNT’s Charles Barkley, on Barkley noting he is going to say what he wants on-air and if they fire him that’s okay ( “Back On the Record,” HBO, 7/30).
"They’re such cheaters, they get thrown out of the Olympics, so the country Russia isn't in the Olympics, but the Russian Olympic Committee team is. … They don't officially represent Russia, but they really sort of do. You know, like Rudy Giuliani” -- HBO's Bill Maher ( “Real Time,” HBO, 7/30).
