Gone are the days in America where we're able to graduate from High School and perhaps eventually get a job that pays $100,000, that barrier has been put up. If you want to work at McDonald's, where is your degree?

I don't mind being a professional. As an athlete you are a role model, people are watching what you wear, listening to everything you say.

I'm a GM in fantasy basketball and I'm a GM on PlayStation, so on PlayStation I probably would have got a little more, but this is real life, so I don't know.

The one thing about basketball is that it continues to evolve and I love it so much. It does so much for me in my life. I've played on every level and I've been fortunate enough to be around greatness on every level.

An athletic scholarship shouldn’t be the best opportunity to receive a quality education.

Even bad teams have optimism. You don't want to take away the optimism so early in the season. The Bad News Bears coach wouldn't even tell (his team) that.

There's always going to be criticism when your name is Jalen. You have to wear a bulletproof vest and be ready for it.