הוא אמר:

“I didn’t buy into it. I haven’t heard anything about it. I talked to Pop daily and he’s always telling me that I’m doing great. Trying to be more of a leader. He’s put me in positions where I can be more of a leader. As long as the guys here aren’t saying bad things to me. All my teammates have said nothing but great things to me.”

, “Yeah for sure I am. We made history last year. They’ve incorporated me into the family. Try to make me one of the big pieces.”

“I’m winning. Of course I’m happy. That’s why I don’t buy into the rumors. I feel like I do my job here and I feel like I’ve done everything that they’ve asked. That’s why I haven’t bought into the rumors.”

כשגרג פופוביץ' נשאל על כך הוא ענה: "האם ג'קי מקמולן (שם התחילו השמועות על 'UNHAPPINESS' ועל 'TRADE', מ.ל) חזה במשחק נד גולדן סטייט?"

That is why rumors and gossips shouldn't be believed. It all starts out with one comment made by a person and blows up into a big deal out of nothing.

A person could’ve simply said they didn’t feel like going to practice, and someone overheard them and takes the comment out of context. This gossip passes on through ten or more people, and the rumor becomes something completely different from what was initially said. The rumor may become, “I don’t need practice because I am better than all the others. And I’m not happy with the team.” The truth becomes distorted from what was originally said.

למרכוס אולדרידג' לא הולך לשום מקום. הוא מאושר בסן אנטוניו, וגרג פופוביץ' יעשה ממנו מסמר הנבחרת האמריקאית הבאה. הוא וקאווי לינארד יקבלו את הכדור וייאמר להם: "אתם מנהיגי הנבחרת. הביאו לי את השהב".