The Rockets-Clippers locker room standoff was a case of trash talk gone too far, but players mostly stick to three unwritten rules to keep on-court and social media talk from crossing the line.
Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis says a Warriors player told the host team's bench in a spate of trash talk before a 103-100 victory for New Orleans that it would be an easy win for Golden State.
Enes Kanter claimed to have more to say about his tumultuous tenure with the Utah Jazz, but didn't hold back all that much.
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said Patriots quarterback Tom Brady started the trash talking between them in the 2012 game in which Sherman walked up to Brady after Seattle's 24-23 victory and asked, "You mad, bro?"
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs was stunned to learn that after years of trash talking New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady complimented him during his Tuesday press availability.
Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin was asked Wednesday what he thought about his former coach at Stanford, Jim Harbaugh, leaving the San Francisco 49ers to become the head coach at Michigan.
