Here's the thing: My hobby is to DJ. I just love music, so I can hear the beginning of a beat, the beginning of a melody, and think of the words, think of the name of the song, think of the hook, and just go there.

The idea of playing the point and leading a team to the NBA championship is what drove me to get up every day and work on my game as a kid.

Jalen is a universal name, and girls also are named Jalen.

I'll tell you what: the most hostile and angry trash talker ever is Gary Payton.

I just really felt I had to help the community I came from. I know how hard it is to make it out of here.

If I'm the Cavs, I seriously do this: I do a wink-wink deal with LeBron James, give him part ownership of the team. I put a statue in front of the building, and I retire his number. I do all of that.

I can't wait to play in front of the many Knicks fans, friends, and family in the NYC area and very much look forward to being a part of the Knicks organization.

Blake Griffin has shown he can be an All-NBA performer.

Stan Van Gundy is a top-five coach.

When you're educated, it allows you to be more worldly. It's more than just what happens in a classroom.

I play for a living, but I also love to play. That's a healthy balance of emotion that, as a player, you have to keep balanced.

Nobody talks about it. But everyone knows that if you signed at Michigan or UNLV, you were viewed one way. If you signed at Duke or Indiana, you were viewed another way.

What I really like is that Chicago is a big city: it has a large market, and you are exposed to everything, like shows and plays.

There are times families don't see eye to eye.

For Donald Trump, during his candidacy, he became a polarizing candidate, which included, along the way, insulting a lot of people.

I grew up in one of those households where, growing up in Detroit, you gravitate towards music and cars because we were the capital for a long time. Especially during my childhood. We were the Motown sound. We were the Motor City.

All my friends and family have seen Patrick Ewing's TV at my house.

The greatest set shooter ever? Larry Joe Bird. Period. The best coming off screen? Reginald Miller. And the best off the dribble? Steph Curry.

Dr. Dre is the most influential artist and producer in hip-hop history.

The star power is who is playing at an All-Star level, a top 12 level, and that's Jimmy Butler. He's become one of the best players in the league, a terrific two-way player.

I don't want people to feel like I'm upset or bitter with C-Webb or the University of Michigan. I love them both.

The quality of your public education shouldn't be defined by your zip code.

I want my media to be raw and uncut, and I want to articulate it in a spectacular, vernacular Detroit style.

No electricity, no hot water, no heat - at times, we struggled. We'd wake up in the morning and wash with water we heated on a hot plate. And we'd go to bed at night wearing skull caps, sweat shirts, and gloves.