Quick Hits....

"I said, 'What idiot decided on this,' and I was reminded it was me when I was General Counsel" – NBA Commissioner David Stern, on the complex protocol the league must go through to decide which bid group will acquire the Kings ("The Herd with Colin Cowherd," ESPN Radio, 4/23).

"His sexual orientation is not going to matter one bit. The only thing that matters is if he can put that ball between those goal posts" – Agent Leigh Steinberg, on former Middle Tennessee State Univ. K Alan Gendreau's efforts to sign with a team and become the league's first openly gay player (OUTSPORTS.com, 4/23).

"That's a true frozen rope" – SportSouth's Joe Simpson, following a first-inning home run by Braves LF Justin Upton at Coors Field. The temperature at the start of the game was 23 degrees ("Braves-Rockies," SportSouth, 4/23).