When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best game. And these guys, they'd let me play. And they were black guys.

The best basketball announcer is one who allows you to close your eyes.

It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.

I used to love the feeling of running, of running too far. It made my skin tingle.

I'm a firm believer in that you play the way you practice.

The best players will play. That's the way it will always be.