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Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play.

I like having the ball in my hands and being able to make plays, but I think my shooting is an asset, too.

I'm much more starstruck by athletes than I am by actors, and I think I saw Kobe Bryant at a basketball party, and I just kind of froze. He's monstrous.

I have certain guys who I looked up to. Jordan, Kobe, those guys. Passing that on to doing my part to kind of keep that influence of basketball where it should be is kind of why I play the game.

I like the ball in a big game. I'm not afraid to take it.

I always wanted to play with Kobe Bryant. I used to tease him all the time. Every time I was a free agent, I was like, 'What's up, bro? You got a chance to get the pit that you need. You feel me? This is your chance.'

If you played basketball growing up, you learn the importance of follow-through when you shoot: forming the gooseneck, waving good-bye to the ball, reaching into the far off hoop like it's a cookie jar - think Michael Jordan's last shot as a Bull.

I like to take risks as long as they're healthy, you know. They're good, smart risks.

You look at a guy like Michael Jordan: I can't believe there will be other basketball players like him.