I Tweeted Keri Hilson the other day and she actually wrote back! I was so excited.

My dream was to become a rec league coach. I love basketball so much, I love playing it, I just never thought I'd make it to college, NBA, or be standing up here today. It is a surreal feeling. So many people doubted me and motivated me. I failed so many times and got back up. I got through the toughest times with my family, but I'm still standing.

And last, my mom. I don’t think you know what you did. You had my brother when you were 18 years old. Three years later, I came out. The odds were stacked against us. Single parent with two boys by the time you were 21 years old. Everybody told us we weren’t supposed to be here. We went from apartment to apartment by ourselves. One of the best memories I had was when we moved into our first apartment, no bed, no furniture and we just sat in the living room and just hugged each other. We thought we made it.

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.

I'm going to show you my faults, I'm going to show you my insecurities, I'm going to be real.

I'm an old-school type of guy.

If it's controversy out there, or if it's some false stories out there, I want to clear it up. That's just what I'm all about.