"After 30 years of getting up at an ungodly hour, in the middle of the night basically, I have decided that early next year I am going to step away from the morning show."
"The basketball Hall of Famer seems to be talking out of both sides of his mouth. He’s upset about less time on Inside the NBA but was unwilling to take on more work at NBC than he did at TNT"
"I’m glad we’re still together on whatever network we go to, and whatever network we’re coming to, we’re bringing the pain – just letting you know right now."
"...we’re certainly going to have some folks to thank, and I haven’t really thought about what I’m going to say that last night, and so it’s not like you want to prepare something."
"It is time for appreciation, it’s time for gratitude, and it has been my pleasure to be one of your co-workers, one of your teammates and a part of this family."
There have not been more details revealed about the new special ahead of the final Thursday regular-season episode of the show on TNT airing Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. EST.
"After 30 years of getting up at an ungodly hour, in the middle of the night basically, I have decided that early next year I am going to step away from the morning show."