My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.

The disconnect lasted too long. I think people got the idea I was sullen and couldn't communicate, which wasn't true.

When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.

You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.

My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

I read that Hollywood wanted to film Fences years ago with a white director, but [August] Wilson refused. He thought that the director needed to have lived the culture of black Americans.