Get all the reactions from players and coaches about the Kyrie's injury and Game 2
Tristan Thompson Is Ready To Step Up
Tristan: "I want to work harder than everybody else on the court. Harder than the refs, harder than my teammates. That's just my mentality."
— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) June 6, 2015"My mentality is being the hardest-working guy on the court." - @RealTristan13 after 15 Reb in #NBAFinals Game 1 pic.twitter.com/ok8zARtGiQ
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015The Man Everyone's Waiting To Hear From: LeBron James
LeBron James on why he plays so well in Oakland: "It's a great fan base here. … I just try to be remembered when I'm in this building."
— Marcus Thompson (@ThompsonScribe) June 6, 2015"I'm motivated to get our guys ready for tomorrow. We will be ready" - @kingjames at @cavs #NBAFinals practice @nbatv pic.twitter.com/ozz5vhzGWz
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015"If I get more aggressive than 36 (he had 38)... I might get 50 of those things up." - LeBron
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) June 6, 2015LeBron says he can play 40-41 minutes at a Finals pace, would be cheating team to play more
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015LeBron notes his shot total: "I don't know how much more aggressive I can get."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015LeBron on Kyrie: "It's a tough pill to swallow. Guys have to pick up his absence. We're undermanned right now." #NBAFinals
— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) June 6, 2015LeBron" "We're undermanned right now, but we've got guys in the locker room that are ready for the challenge."
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) June 6, 2015LeBron: "I said this was going to be one of the most challenging seasons of my career. And this just adds to it."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015LeBron on Irving being out: "It sucks for him personally. It's a huge blow for our team, especially at this stage."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015Coach Blatt Speaks For The First Time Since The Kyrie News
David Blatt's turn on the podium..on letting go of game 1, says extra day off has helped to move forward
— Fred McLeod (@CavsFredMcLeod) June 6, 2015Blatt said Kyrie's broken knee cap was a contact injury, knee to knee
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) June 6, 2015David Blatt says his interpretation of the injury is that Kyrie Irving was kneed by Klay Thompson, resulting in the fracture.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 6, 2015David Blatt: "We are going to come out and play to win." #NBAFinals
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2015David Blatt and @cavs PR guy said Kyrie Irving's injury was completely separate from his tendinitis. More from Docs:
http://t.co/e2sJm4KWyT
— Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) June 6, 2015Coach Blatt says @cavs "have found a way" w/o Kyrie & Love in the past. Can they do so again? #NBAFinals Media Avail pic.twitter.com/KVBvvJA8yn
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015Cavs coach David Blatt says he believes injured guard Kyrie Irving's broken kneecap wasn't an aftereffect of his tendonitis.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) June 6, 2015David Blatt: "There were no minute restrictions" on Kyrie Irving.
— Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) June 6, 2015David Blatt: "We're going to request no quarter and no sympathy... And play to win."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015Andre Iguodala Gets His Moment With The Media
Iguodala had an interesting quote about luck, about how what you put into the game is what you get out of it. (Not related to Kyrie at al)
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) June 6, 2015#Warriors Andre Iguodala on Kyrie Irving injury: "The task gets tougher mentally in not letting your guard down."
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 6, 2015@NBA @andre @warriors Why are you asking him about the mentality of the other team? Why not ask the Cav's players?
— TheAddictedDuck (@TheAddictedDuck) June 6, 2015Andre Iguodala works on free throws at today's @warriors #NBAFinals Practice on @NBATV. #GSW pic.twitter.com/g86OBOXWzN
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015Steph Entertains The Media's Questions Once More
If I'm not doing it right, I want coach to tell me so I can fix it. – Steph Curry #coachability
— Great Sports Quotes (@SportsMotto) June 6, 2015Curry says he was playing a shooting drill against himself and kept losing!
— Fred McLeod (@CavsFredMcLeod) June 6, 2015Curry on being born in same hospital as LeBron: "There's probably some more talent coming out of that hospital...scouts should be lining up"
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) June 6, 2015Watching Steph Curry shoot around is mesmerizing. His shot is consistent as a pendulum.
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) June 6, 2015Steph Curry's flick of the wrist at @warriors #NBAFinals Practice! https://t.co/l3MIYe7oOu
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015Steve Kerr Walks The Media Through GSW's Game 2 Mindset
Steve Kerr: "We're lucky to be up 1-0. We're one inch away from being down 1-0. Shumpert's shot looked like it was in the whole way."
— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) June 6, 2015Steve Kerr: "We didn't play particularly well in Game 1."
— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) June 6, 2015Steve Kerr on Stephen Curry: "You get to the point where nothing shocks you anymore because he is such a good shooter."
— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) June 6, 2015"It's still an enormous challenge. It's the #NBAFinals" - Coach Kerr at Media Avail on the @warriors 1-0 series lead. pic.twitter.com/YIAUzT8Pcc
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015.@Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is LIVE right now on NBA TV #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/ciVv2iVmMk
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 6, 2015The @Cavs stretch for today's #NBAFinals practice on @NBATV. #CLE pic.twitter.com/oiPnSWOCot
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015Asked Mike Miller, after behind-the-back pass, if he was playing point tomorrow. Laughs as he runs out. "Yeah, point cheerleader."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015The media contingent around which Cavs player? J.R.? Shumpert? Tristan? Nope. Dellavedova. pic.twitter.com/mpIiHfWkYp
— Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) June 6, 2015JR Smith speaks with @GMA at today's @cavs #NBAFinals Media Availability. pic.twitter.com/p3kmqf0Jaa
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015Shaun Livingston of the @warriors sits down with @daldridgetnt on @NBATV at the #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/LwNDAAC3QL
— NBA (@NBA) June 6, 2015La finale di Champions non la vogliono perdere nemmeno alla Oracle... #NBAFinals https://t.co/Whpf8Y4kLt
— Simone Sandri (@simonesandri) June 6, 2015Andrew Bogut said today that he didn't feel the Warriors needed Kevin Love this offseason b/c Warriors could get most of same from David Lee
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015The media crowd around Matthew Dellavedova, replicating Warriors ball pressure https://t.co/gQGkUGMdfa
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015Andrew Bogut: "We're going to put a lot of pressure on their guards."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) June 6, 2015Warriors asst coach Ron Adams says it's a "fairy tale" to think Finals over due to Kyrie's injury. Worried bout Cavs getting more cohesive.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) June 6, 2015Klay Thompson on guarding LeBron in the post: "You've got to match the physicality, which is near impossible."
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) June 6, 2015Harrison Barnes and Leandro Barbosa riveted to the Champions League final after Warriors practice pic.twitter.com/KDOOQWT8gk
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 6, 2015