I am an avid NBA fan.
The NBA is a crazy place.
I am very happy to be here in the NBA.
I met wonderful people playing in the NBA. Whether it is the officials, the scorekeepers, all the people who work for the NBA, not just for the Lakers, but I'm talking about just for the league itself.
The biggest thing is just routine. I think that's the biggest correlation between golfers and basketball players.
I disagree that an athlete can't be intelligent. Some people think that, in basketball, we have a bunch of masculine adults who don't know how to control themselves. They're feeble-minded and can't engage or articulate ideas. That's a narrative they keep trying to paint.
Great shooters are one dribble guys.
I really like Damian Lillard, I like Iman Shumpert's raps, Stephen Jackson, Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant. Those are my favorite ones. I like Lonzo Ball, don't know about him as a rapper yet, but I know he's cool.
Tim Hardaway Jr., Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and myself - those are four guys that can score 25 points per game.
I watch a lot of NBA basketball, especially with the playoffs.
The NBA man, we have always been progressive.
I'm a huge fan of Clyde Frazier and Earl Monroe.
It was larger than life - the 76ers, Dr. J, Moses Malone, Mo Cheeks, Andrew Toney and Bobby Jones - those were the teams that I grew up following.
Alabama's a football state and you really don't get too many basketball players out there.
The first time I watched basketball was in 2010.
When I played in the NBA for 12 years, Seattle had some of the best fans in the NBA.
I've modeled my game after Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan.
I think a lot of people have the idea that all I do is dunk and all I do is make layups.
The NBA has more than 435 players and there are at least 100-some players doing more than expected. Shaq is doing a lot. Dwight Howard, [Manu] Ginobli. Dirk [Nowitzki] is doing a lot, and not just in Europe; he's reaching out to Africa and all other places.
It's a league where guys are trying to play to the best of their ability, whether you're a superstar or trying to make the NBA.
I don't think people understand what microfracture surgery is. It's pretty serious. A lot of basketball players get it in their knees, and if they do bounce back, it takes a while.
There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too.
There aren't too many left-handed guys out there who can handle the ball and shoot it.
There were great European players that were great basketball players that did not make it in the NBA... This is the best league in the world.
Other people need to be forward thinkers. Not just basketball players. Not just people in the sports world. But people in general.
