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.
Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall says trash talk from Giants defensive end Cullen Jenkins crossed the line when Marshall's wife was mentioned.
Kent Bazemore made an attempt to give the Atlanta Hawks some badly needed confidence with some brash statements Friday, after his team's Game 2 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Rockets apologized to the Mavs for an in-game team tweet that used emoji imagery of a pistol next to a horse and text suggesting Dallas succumb to an inevitable end.
Greivis Vasquez was weary of Paul Pierce's trash talk at the beginning of the series vs. the Wizards but after being swept, he says a talker like Pierce is exactly what the Raptors need.
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.
