Stephen Curry overpromises, Joel Embiid wishes for an old teammate and more from our best quotes around the sports world this week.
-- Stephen Curry, quoting the Memphis Grizzlies' playoff anthem, to Kendra Andrews. The Golden State Warriors would then go on to lose Game 5 by a score of 134-95 ... although both Curry and Draymond Green seemed to enjoy the Grizzlies playing the song during the blowout.
-- Charles Barkley, on the only member of the 1992 Dream Team he felt was better than him, via "The Pivot Podcast."
-- Joel Embiid on Jimmy Butler after the Philadelphia 76ers' loss to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
-- Butler, returning the compliment.
-- Team USA Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin, on dealing with her disappointing performance in the 2022 Winter Games.
-- New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman, on Houston Astros owner Jim Crane disputing Cashman singling out the Astros' sign-stealing scandal as one of the reasons for the Yankees' recent championship dry spell.