When I came into the league, once a team drafted you, they owned you forever. If they didn't like the clothes you wore, or the car you drove, they could blackball you.

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

The triple-double is just a stat. It's a test of your strength and stamina and playing ability, really.

I'd like to think that the nature of the two teams - Boston being a championship team over the years and the Lakers, same thing - was a lot bigger than Larry Bird or Magic Johnson.

You look at today, it's a different situation. You have a game that has been transformed into a game where almost every shot is either an outside shot - a three-point shot - or a dunk.

If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.

The thing about it is almost everyone could pass that way, but we were kept from doing it by our coaches.