But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.

When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.

Basketball is basketball.

They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time.

Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some kind of a side-show.

People say that, but I think the NBA was bigger than Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.