Just because it is an All-Star Game doesn't mean that you are playing as efficiently as you should.

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

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

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

I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.

College coaches want to power the ball inside, they want (their post players) to power the ball up, but no one can shoot from that 15-foot area anymore.

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.