NBA quotes of the week

DUH

LeBron James, conceding a TV special was the wrong place to announce he would sign with Miami, five months later:

“If I had to go back on it, I probably would do it a little bit different.”

JUST GOT

ADDRESS WRONG

Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert to ESPN Radio, standing by his “cowardly betrayal” letter:

“That letter was to the fans and the supporters of the Cavaliers, and it wasn’t to the player that left, it wasn’t to the rest of the world. It wasn’t to anybody but them.”

PRAY FOR THE

YOUNG GUYS

Boston’s Kevin Garnett, saying Glen (Big Baby) Davis is now a leader:

“He’s stepping into a role where he’s like a young voice for the young players. I think it helps Luke [Harangody] and Avery [Bradley]...”

NEXT COACH

Detroit’s Tayshaun Prince on Coach John Kuester’s search for a leader:

“He has to do some things better too. Obviously, we’re 0-4 so it ain’t just the team.”

EXACTLY

ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy, on Detroit’s Charlie Villanueva’s tweet, complaining Garnett told him he looks like a cancer patient:

“He had a chance to do something about it during the game. Go to it.”