7 Quotes by Jason Levien

Noah has such incredible length and such incredible athletic ability, he doesn't risk much by coming back. I can't imagine he would be hurt by coming back to school. He's going to get better as a player at Florida under Billy Donovan than he will as a rookie in the NBA.

He felt like he couldn't develop to his potential there, in that situation.

He feels a little down that he's not going to be playing.

I think they felt they had to do something. Their reasoning was they want to avoid guys throwing things, whether it was gum or anything. They did not say they thought he threw it toward Joey.

We were very close. But it just didn't happen. Arkansas wanted to hold onto his rights, and Matt no longer wanted to be there.

It's been a bumpy road at times. He's still very confident in his abilities. He still thinks he's going to make it back and contribute at the NBA level.

He's really down. I think he really feels like he let the team down. He's disappointed in the league's call, but he's accepting of it. ... He'll be on pins and needles tonight, because if the Heat don't win he'll take that very personally.