This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns.

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.

We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.

You need a teaching coach who understands the game of basketball, not just some guy coming on the court talking about Xs and Os.

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.