Voices

“Any time you go into a situation when you’re not prepared to play a lot of games, you’re going to have little nagging injuries. The thing about nagging injuries now is that you won’t be able to get over them.” Jim Jackson, Free Agent Guard

“I look at it like this: Any time you have a war, there are going to be casualties. But the bottom line is that it’s done. We have to play and go with it.” Jalen Rose, Indiana Pager Guard / Forward

“Right now, it’s going to be hard to send a positive message to the fans because there are some angry people. There are some fans that have been supporting us throughout the whole process.” Juwan Howard, Washington Wizard Forward

“Somebody said, ‘Hop in the cab and show up.’ We went into the morning not even knowing this had happened. It’s unfortunate that is happened that way, but both sides of the disagreement were right. The owners were right, the players were right. . . Everybody lost. We lost three months of the season and we did a disservice to the game. . .” Charles Barkley, Houston Rocket Forward

“Fox regional lost a lot of games. NBC won’t be damaged because the bulk of their season is coming up. The postseason is always when they draw their best ratings.” Neal Pilson, Former President of CBS

“We realize that both sides had to make concessions if we wanted to play again. Regardless of how much I make, I’m making more money than I could ever without playing. It’s good to be back.” Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Vancouver Grizzly Forward