Blake Griffin has shown he can be an All-NBA performer.
My observance as a practicing Muslim in the NBA is somewhat uncommon. Since joining the league in 2011, my dedication to my faith has aroused the curiosity of teammates, coaches, trainers and fans.
If you want to have a lot of success, you need to have a lot of failure
I loved Muggsy Bogues when he was in the league.
I had a great job with the Knicks.
I think it's the hardest part for about 80 percent of the guys in the NBA. That's just the way it is in the NBA, unless you're a mega superstar. You're just going to play wherever you go. You try to find the right fit and the right team with the right system and the right coach at the right time.
I am an avid NBA fan.
Eric Turner, may he rest in peace. When I first got in the league he was just a friend to me.
I wasn't sure how it would unfold once I got to the NBA, but I knew if I got to the NBA, I could then have the platform and have the resources and the connections and the people around me that had more connections and more resources to help me really impact a lot of people's lives.
I think LeBron is the best player in the world, as far as overall in his career and what he's doing for this league on and off the court.
The best competition I have is against myself to become better
Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts.
I am and will always be a Laker for life.
It's very important, especially in the basketball culture. We like our fashion. Coming into the NBA, you definitely have to step it up because you're competing on and off the floor. Not only on the court, basketball-wise, but a lot of us take pride in our style, too.
I remember at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Shaq always wanted me to show him steps over and over.
I'll always have a special place in my heart for the city of Denver and the Nuggets as an organization.
Usually guys like Chris Paul, Lebron James, they will steal the ball from you. Stay away from those guys.
The NBA is a crazy place.
I hope my son becomes the next Steph Curry.
The NBA is kind of where I've grown up, coming out of high school at 18.
I talked to Grant Hill, and I told him, 'I played against you a lot, and now, hopefully, I'm getting to coach a player like you. Jabari has the opportunity to be a special player in this league. But it's not handed to you. He's going to work, and our jobs are to make him better each day.'
I always dreamed of playing the NBA, but along the way, the road got a little cloudy.
I've been criticized my whole career. When I got drafted in the second round in the green room, they said I wouldn't even make it in the N.B.A.
The NBA is not for everybody. And looking from the outside in like I did last year, it seems so easy from just watching, but on the court it is a whole different level.
I was always into sports games. Never really played anything else. I grew up on games like Madden and NBA Jam.
