OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.

A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.

Reporters used to ask me the same inane questions year-in and year-out, city-to-city, and it would drive me crazy.

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.

We can learn from mistakes of others, whether they're kings or our parents. When we do learn those lessons, we're better equipped to make our own dreams come true.

You got guys now declaring they're ready to play pro ball in their second or third year of high school. It's crazy! They're missing so much.