Kevin McHale, Chris Paul, Kevin Garnett weigh in

LOSING IT

TNT’s Kevin McHale, on a dunk by Orlando’s Vince Carter, aka Half-Man, Half-Amazing:

“That dunk was three-quarters man and only a quarter amazing.”

YEAH, HE’S STAYING

New Orleans’ Chris Paul, tweeting after 12,479 saw the Hornets go 7-0 in a home win over the Clippers:

“Good win for us again 2nite...gr8 not to have to play the 4th...crowds have been good but can be A LOT better, plz N.O. come out 4 us...7-0!”

NON-DENIAL DENIAL

Boston’s Kevin Garnett, on charges by Chicago’s Joakim Noah that he’s “ugly,” “mean” and a dirty player:

“Everybody has an opinion and obviously, he had one. I’m not entertaining nor addressing nobodies.”

I NEED (A LITTLE) HELP

New York’s Amare Stoudemire, on the Knicks’ rally after a 2-8 start:

“It’s not just me, gentlemen. It’s a team effort. But it does help to have a marquee player.”

THE FUN BUNCH

Orlando’s lighthearted Dwight Howard, doing a takeoff on Arizona quarterback Derek Anderson’s walk-off tirade after being caught on camera smiling during a loss:

“Basketball is a game of fun! You’re supposed to have fun out there? If you don’t, you need to do something else! You know what? I’m done!”