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“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.”

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

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

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Basketball is basketball.

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Now, I guess, people want stars. People are trying to invent stars.

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People will think there are no other great ballplayers. Look at Garnett. Look at Duncan, Shaq, Kobe. Look at the players with Sacramento. The…

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But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

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

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This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.

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Look, I think you should promote the game, but I think you should make it what it ought to be. Not some kind of…

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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…

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They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college,…

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