I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.

Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world.

I honestly didn't even know who the coach was when I was coming to New York. I just wanted to win a championship; I didn't even know who was coaching. I didn't care. It could have been Aunt Jemima. They could have had the syrup coaching. I was coming here regardless. I just wanted to win a championship here.

You know, you've got fans and 99.9 percent of them are great-and .1 percent are jerks.

Until my legs break off or I get paralyzed, I can play this way. It helps me be me.

Basketball was always something I felt I could dominate, something I could control.

I'm not a player, I'm an alien. I wasn't actually there. I was in another galaxy with my galactic friends. My focus is on winning championships. I don't focus on anything else. Aliens only want to win championships. That's it. Injuries is not a focus. Trade talk is not a focus. Nothing is a focus. Gluten-free pasta is not a focus, which I would rather have gluten-free pasta. Hey, if I have to have regular pasta. ... It is what it is. I'm still going to try to win a championship. Nothing will distract me from my focus, my galactic mind.