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

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

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

When I came into the league, once a team drafted you, they owned you forever. If they didn't like the clothes you wore, or the car you drove, they could blackball you.

They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time.

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

I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that dream.