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George Gervin: The old era is gone, no LeBron James, no Stephen Curry
George Gervin: The Spurs got a good real good news with Fox coming in and Wemby. They got a good nucleus to really put something together. Hey, y'all. Y'all know just like I know: The old era is gone. No LeBron, no Steph. Chandler Parsons: It's a new wave. Gervin: They got the young fellas now. So, everybody, hey, Lou, everybody is gonna be an ex player one day. Lou Williams: That's a fact. That is a fact.
Chandler Parsons: Is Tyrese Haliburton a superstar? George Gervin: When they needed him, he was there. You know what is a superstar? A superstar is someone you can depend on. Someone who takes charge when it's time. He got all the criteria, that's been proved that he is a superstar. So, I'm excited about it. He has some big shots in these playoffs to get them where they are today. So, he done proved to me that he does belong and he should have that title. No doubt.
DeMarcus Cousins on greatest small forwards: 'It's LeBron James, then Larry Bird'
Chandler Parsons: It’s going to be hard to jump over Bird, KD, and LeBron. Michelle Beadle: Does anybody have him jumping over Bird? Lou Williams: He can jump over guys if you add championships. DeMarcus Cousins: No. Let's not do this. No. Beadle: Not even a little? Cousins: No. Williams: Yes, he can. Cousins: No. Larry Bird? No. Parsons: I don’t want that smoke. I give him maybe Pippen. Beadle: Why wouldn't you put him over Pippen? Kawhi Leonard's been the guy on a championship team. Parsons: Just availability, I suppose, is the only flaw. Beadle: Okay, but when he's there… Williams: Why is Larry Bird untouched? Why is Larry Bird an untouchable in this conversation? I'm not challenging nothing about Larry Bird. I'm asking why is he an untouchable in this conversation when we're throwing out LeBron James, Kevin Durant…We're throwing out so many people, but when it comes to Larry Bird, you’re all shutting down, I don’t understand. Parsons: Three time champ, two-time NBA finals MVP, three-time MVP, 12 time All-Star… Williams: You don't have to tell me, I know exactly who Larry Bird is. Parsons: Nine-time first team. Lary Bird is even a three-time all-defensive team. Cousins: Can we not do this? Williams: Then Larry Bird is number one then, right? Based on your logic. Cousins: No. It’s LeBron James, then Larry Bird.
Calvin Darden Jr., the man who scammed former NBA player Dwight Howard out of millions for an investment in a fake bid for a WNBA team, has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison. Darden Jr. will serve a decade-plus for scamming NBA champion Howard, 39, and former Houston Rockets player Chandler Parsons out of $8 million in a fake bid to buy the Atlanta Dream, Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on Thursday, April 3.
The district attorney said that Darden had been working with Howard's agent, Charles Briscoe, to see the scam through and had told Howard that a number of affluent names were also signing on as advisors, including Tyler Perry, Issa Rae and tennis star Naomi Osaka. "In truth and in fact, those individuals and companies had never agreed to be advisors or corporate sponsors to the Dream and many had never even heard of Darden Jr.," the statement said.
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A Manhattan jury in October convicted Calvin Darden Jr. of cheating Howard -- who had been one of the NBA's most dominant players in his prime -- out of $7 million in a bogus scheme to buy the WNBA's Atlanta Dream. The 50-year-old Atlanta resident was also found guilty of bilking $1 million from former NBA forward Chandler Parsons in a separate ruse involving the development of then-NBA prospect James Wiseman.
Chandler Parsons: There was some playful trash-talking early on. Every time Luka touched the ball, Cuban would start booing him. At one point in the game, Luka looked over to him and said, "Mark, shut up." Everyone around kind of laughed, but it was a good time.
Chandler Parsons: 'There is more competitive basketball at Rico Hines' summer pickup games at UCLA than at All-Star Weekend'
Chandler Parsons: I like the concept, and again, I respect the effort here, but this just isn’t the solution. I don’t think the format is going to stick. There’s zero intensity. There is zero defense. There is more competitive basketball at Rico Hines' summer pickup games at UCLA than at All-Star Weekend—and it’s not even close. By the way, dudes will go at it in the summer. They’re trying to get in shape. There’s a motive. There’s something they’re actually playing for.
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Alex Len turned down $50,000 from Chandler Parsons for his jersey number
Chandler Parsons: I got traded to Atlanta in my last year. I offered him $50,000 for his jersey number, 25, and he told me no. So, the dude—he doesn’t need the money. He does not need the money.
Run It Back: Luka Doncic was disrespected by Nico Harrison 😳 "Part of the business as a player is to be on time and professional. Isn't part of the business as a GM having respect and a dialogue with your franchise player...so he doesn't feel stupid and caught off guard?" - @ChandlerParsons
Mark Cuban confused by Luka Doncic trade
So I’ve got to wonder—what does Mark Cuban think of all this? Obviously, he’s not the majority owner anymore, but he’s still in the mix. You think he’s thrilled about this? CHANDLER PARSONS: I texted him, and I said, “I’m so confused.” And he wrote back, “That makes two of us.” So that kind of tells you right there—he wasn’t involved. By the way, this new ownership—Patrick Dumont and the Adelson family—are business people, right? They’re Vegas casino and real estate moguls. They know nothing about the NBA or basketball. So they’ve fully given Nico the keys to make decisions and bold moves like this. I believe Mark. I think this is just as much of a shock to him as it is to all of us. His comment from back then is now coming to light about “filing on Monday,” which is obviously being brought back up. But yeah, I mean, I texted him, and he literally said, “That makes two of us.” So he’s probably just as shocked as we all are.
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