But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

I took Hedo (Turkoglu) in the first game and Rashard (Lewis) hit the winning shot. I took Rashard in the second game and Hedo hit the shot. If I could clone myself, we'd be all right. But I can't.

I never wanted to leave Cleveland. My heart will always be in that area - in a perfect world I would have loved to stay.

Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school.

When you get to know some of the history of the game, Oscar Robertson is one of the names that pops up first.

The best thing that ever happened to me was losing last year in the Finals. I had to change.

Losing a basketball game hurts but when you see what you've been through, you look on it and say well if this is the worst thing that can happen to me, then I'm okay.