I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people need to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.

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

If ISIS represents Islam, then the KKK represents Christianity

We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.

I rooted for the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.

He doesn't necessarily have to learn the sky hook. He just has to learn how to be an effective post player. I think I can help him do that.

I needed to go to class; I needed to go to practice; I needed to have a life away from basketball.