Q: You’re a great player, man. One of the best ever. But when you talk about ring culture, I guess it’s just lazy people and ring culture doesn’t necessarily validate elites like you. Do you think people are getting lazier in conversation when it comes to evaluating their careers? Patrick Ewing: I’m not saying people are getting lazy. I think you know all of us, I don’t care what sport you play, everyone has a goal at the beginning of the year. My goal is to win the championship. Growing up in Boston, all people there talked about was Bill Russell and his 11 championship rings. So I thought, I’m going to get 11 rings like Bill! Then in college I was a finalist three years in a row. So, I’m like in the NBA, yeah, I’m going to get a ring. But when you get there, you realize how difficult it is to get a ring or even get there. I had the pleasure of going there twice. When we got there the second time, I was hurt. I tore my Achilles tendon, so I couldn’t play. But I don’t think I don’t have a ring, or Charles Barkley doesn’t have a ring, or all the other great players who play this game don’t have a ring. I don’t think that takes away from what they accomplished. I think we all did something special to get where we did, but there was no way we were going to get that elusive championship. — YouTube on April 22, 2026
Patrick Ewing on playing against Michael Jordan: You knew he was good. You know he’s very athletic. You know he’s talented. So we did the McDonald’s game together. I also visited North Carolina when he was there. He was committed, but I think they brought him back just to convince me to come to North Carolina. At the time I thought there were others who might be better than him, but what separated him from a lot of people was that belief. He has confidence in himself. He has the drive and I think the athletic ability. I think all this sets him apart from the rest. — YouTube on April 22, 2026
Jorge Sierra: Jayson Tatum (28) has already scored more points in the playoffs than NBA legends Reggie Miller and Clyde Drexler. Jrue Holiday leads Anthony Davis. Also: Scottie Pippen is now closer to Michael Jordan in playoff scoring than Jordan is to LeBron James. Pippen ranks 20th in history. — April 22, 2026 Twitter @hoopshype
“We’re not like Prince William and Prince Harry,” Buckley continued. “We’ve always loved each other, but really, we talked within the last 72 hours,” he said. “We decided that as soon as basketball was over we were going to get together and play golf.” Barkley said in February 2023 that he had not spoken to Jordan in the decade since the Chicago Bulls icon was disdained by Barkley’s criticism. Jordan purchased the then-Charlotte Bobcats in 2006 and sold his majority stake in 2023. — April 20, 2026 People
Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan may be repairing their friendship. The two former NBA stars, both 63, ended their friendship a few years ago after Jordan took issue with Barkley’s comments about Jordan’s ownership of the Charlotte Hornets. But now, Buckley said the former friends may be able to put their feud to rest. “We had a conversation,” Buckley said on Sirius XM’s Mad Dog Unleashed on Friday, April 17. “After basketball is over we get together and play golf.” — April 20, 2026 People
StatMuse: Most playoff points in NBA history: 35.0 — Victor Wembanyama 33.4 — Michael Jordan — 4/20/2026 x.com
NBA history: Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown set a record by scoring 20+ points in their 50th playoff game, becoming the eighth duo to achieve the feat. They join Larry Bird and Kevin McHale as the only Celtics duo to do so. Other duos: 74 – Jerry West and Elgin Baylor; 68 – Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan; 67 – Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant; 58 – Kevin McHale and Larry Bird; 56 – Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant; 53 – Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry; 50 – Tony Parker and Tim Duncan. — April 19, 2026 twitter
Barkley appeared on “Mad Dog Unleashed” and told “Mad Dog” Chris Russo that he and Jordan would be spending time together after the NBA season ends. “We had a conversation,” Chuck said. “As soon as basketball is over we’re going to get together and play golf.” “We’re not like Prince William and Prince Harry. We’ve always had a lot of love for each other. But we talked over the last 72 hours and we decided that as soon as basketball is over we’re going to get together and play golf.” — April 18, 2026 AOL
For Mario Chalmers, LeBron James will never surpass Michael Jordan? ? ? “Jordan just has an aura.” — April 18, 2026 x.com
Oh, no, he didn’t: Chuck on Bucks: “They’ve got some punks in that damn locker room in Milwaukee. When you leak what happened in a team meeting, you’re a punk. That’s just a punk move in my opinion” – 4/13/2026 x.com
Mark Stein: Cooper Flagg suffered a sprained left ankle, the team said. He scored 10 points in 10 minutes … and became the first rookie since Chicago’s Michael Jordan in 1984-85 to lead the team in points, rebounds, assists and steals. — April 12, 2026 Twitter @TheSteinLine
KC Johnson: Lachlan Albridge is the fourth rookie in franchise history to record a triple-double, according to Bulls PR. He joins Michael Jordan, Jay Williams and Kirk Hinrich. — April 12, 2026 Twitter @KCJHoop
Barry Jackson: Bam says if Wizards do what Charles Barkley suggested in 83-point game tomorrow and foul him hard and put him on his butt, he’ll shoot 43 free throws again — 4/3/2026 x.com
Charles Barkley on Bam Adebayo: I really like him as a person. I think he represents everything that is good about the sport. Obviously there were things I didn’t like about that game: the fouls, giving him the ball every time… Ernie Johnson: He said if you want to blame someone, blame Wizards head coach Brian Keefe. He said he shouldn’t have waited until I was 70 before he started throwing another one at me. Barkley: Yeah, but like I said, Bam, great accomplishment. People will debate, but I would never say anything bad about Bam because I love him and respect him. He represents everything good about the NBA. — YouTube March 20, 2026
Bam Adebayo set the internet alight on Tuesday when he scored 83 points in the Miami Heat’s 150-129 victory over the Wizards. Some who witnessed the feat didn’t like how it turned out. The game was one-sided enough for the Heat to sit Adebayo on the floor under normal circumstances. But the team kept the All-Star center in the game and continued to feed him even though victory was already within reach. Buckley was upset for a different reason. The Hall of Fame power forward appeared on ESPN Tip-off on Saturday and blasted the Wizards for having “no pride whatsoever.” “I’m sick of the Wizards,” Barkley said. “As a competitor, you’ve got to get dirty. … When you’re down 20 points and the game’s over and now a team is saying, ‘Seize the day,’ you’re disrespecting me. I think the Wizards, they don’t have any pride and obviously they’re losing, but you still have to have pride. If a guy does that, you’ve got to knock him down –” — Larry Brown Sports March 15, 2026