LeBron and Durant hang out all the time; fans are loyal and they get a little upset when they hear those things, but they need to realize that both are pushing each other really hard to be better.
There's been a thing with Detroit and the Bulls ever since I've been in the league.
I'm not worried about facing the Sacramento Queens. Write it down. Take a picture. I'm not going to talk about this all year. When I get back, there's going to be trouble.
I remember when I was a rookie, there was an article in 'USA Today' that said, 'Larry Bird, he's lost a step.' That night I went out to guard him, he scored, like, 47 on me.
Durant has developed a LeBron Complex, sounding like he wants to be his best buddy LeBron as well as beat him.
I know we had a lot of wars on the court. The Pistons - those were the roughest games I ever played in.
I grew up in the '80s in an era that was tough. The Pistons, Celtics, Knicks, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason. It wasn't dirty. It was just men playing basketball.
One of the biggest reasons I bought the Lakers was to beat the Celtics.
The rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics endured for about eight years, and the interest grew each year.
I guarantee you, if you could give me 10 points in all those seventh games against the Boston Celtics, instead of Bill Russell having 11 rings, I could've at least had nine or eight.
