Jay-Z Quotes

The Knicks, they're a very talented team.

I've been hearing it for years now, the Knicks. Every time I come home, it's, 'When are you coming home to the Knicks?'

I was a Knicks fan of the Kenny Sears-Carl Braun-Jim Baechtold vintage. I was even their ball boy when I was a teenager.

As a kid, New York was in my blood, and that was it. I got a chance to play for the Knicks, so it was cool, but it was towards the end of my career.

The Knicks are a special team.

I had a great job with the Knicks.

I'm a New Yorker, man. I'm a Knicks fan.

My favorite NBA team are the houston rockets and favorite college team are the duke blue devils.

I want to thank all the fans for their support over the years. Keep supporting the Knicks, we're moving in the right direction here and we will be exciting to watch and competing against the best in the NBA. Come back to the Garden for those exciting games.

The whole Miami Heat team is my least my favorite athlete. Why? Because they keep beating my Pacers.

You've got to understand, every kid in college basketball, if you ask them where they want to play a game, in the NBA or college, they will tell you Madison Square Garden, a huge percentage.

Kevin Durant's kind of been my favorite player my whole life, so it's going to be fun going against him in the Garden.

I can't wait to play in front of the many Knicks fans, friends, and family in the NYC area and very much look forward to being a part of the Knicks organization.

I grew up a Lakers and a Clippers fan.

I knew there were going to be boos if the Knicks drafted me. That's how New York fans are.

The Knicks were one of my favorite places to play - just the energy of the New York fans in general is amazing.

I love playing at Madison Square Garden.

As a kid, you always wanna play for either the Lakers or Boston just for the rivalry alone.

It was a lot of fun playing against one of the best players to ever play this game in Michael Jordan. For me it was a dream to play against him night in and night out in the NBA with the New York Knicks.

Everybody in New York thinks the Knicks are Playboy bunnies, and I have been telling them for years the Knicks are a rabbit. They're closer to a Playboy bunny this year but for the last few years these guys are like, 'We have a really good team!' And I say, 'You really think that?' And I say, 'No, they don't.' But this is the best team they've had in a while.

I love guys who have roots. Paul Pierce has roots embedded in Boston.

I used to watch LeBron on TV growing up, and now I'm playing my first game against him.

I always admired the Celtics from afar.

I grew up watching Kobe and all these other dudes, but I was in love with that Oklahoma City Thunder team with James Harden, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Durant.

The Lakers and the Clippers teams play against each other; friends shouldn't.