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

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.

I don't blame David Stern because a player gets on the court and he doesn't put out competitively. No one can make you play if you don't want to play.

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.

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

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

Actually, Magic and the Lakers beat Philadelphia for Magic's first NBA Championship.