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.

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.

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

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

The players have no real self-esteem when it comes to putting the best image out there in a real competitive fashion.

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.

You don't cut anywhere, don't pick down anywhere, don't double screen, no weak side picking. All these things that should happen in a game of basketball don't happen anymore.