I don't know anything about Angola, but Angola's in trouble.

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we're never going to be successful not because of you white people but because of other black people.

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.

Yeah, I regret we weren't on a higher floor.

I don't get into the gun stuff. Some guys have guns who go hunting. Where do we stop (the gun control) at? I'm not a hunter, but we can't say people can't have guns.

You know what's amazing to me? America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I'm just proud to be an American. Yeah, there were some mistakes made, but I don't play the blame game. Let's move forward and rebuild New Orleans.