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.

The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.

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.

I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.

In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

I don't really care who's doing drugs in the NBA as long as the scene isn't adversely affecting my team and teammates. I've known enough drug users-going as far back as grade school and the streets of New York-not to view them as pariahs or lost souls. I've certainly smoked more than my quota of weed.