It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.

But after that you don't see a lot of real good fundamental play. You see a showboat-type basketball which is almost parallel to street basketball.

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.

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

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

When you play against different people from all walks of life you can't do the same thing against every player defensively or offensively. You have to change up the way you go at a player.

It's a sad commentary when I have to say that sometimes in our country we are real sensitive to race.