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.

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

When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.

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

People will think there are no other great ballplayers. Look at Garnett. Look at Duncan, Shaq, Kobe. Look at the players with Sacramento. The have a really good basketball team.

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.

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.