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CLEVELAND -- The players had plenty to say following Sunday's All-Star Game. Here's an excerpt of some of their best statements.
"It's really unbelievable that a guy like Oscar Robertson who averaged a triple-double for a whole season didn't have a triple-double in the All-Star Game. Maybe the records don't go back that long. It's truly an amazing feat that you show your skills in a game like this."
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Michael Jordan, on the first triple-double in All-Star history
"I think he's out of bullets now."
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Scottie Pippen, on facing Glen Rice on Tuesday
"We begged Glen to start making jump shots in the second half and that's exactly what he did. And he granted all of our wishes."
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Anfernee Hardaway, on Glen Rice's performance
"That was what I came here for -- just to hear my name announced. I was thinking about my surgery and all that I've been through."
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Chris Webber, on being introduced to the crowd
"I can name 10 guys right away. Julius Erving is No. 1. Walt Frazier. Jerry West, who wasn't here but is included in the group. Elgin Baylor. All of those guys transcended the game. Elvin Hayes. Moses Malone. Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar). Bill Russell. I can name them all."
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Clyde Drexler, on picking a hero from the group of Greatest Players
"Don't get in that number eight seed. You never know who you might face."
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Charles Barkley to Kevin Garnett, on a possible first round playoff match-up between Houston and Minnesota
"I think when you come to an All-Star Game, it's just like the playground."
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Gary Payton, on the style of play in an All-Star Game
Compiled by ESPNET SportsZone
