If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The game of basketball is one thing, but the image of the game is another thing.
I love the game of basketball, and as long as I can do that, keep playing and try to get some more championships with the organization, I'll be happy.
I'm a big sports fan - mainly basketball.
You have so much fun playing games. We all love basketball, so we never want the season to end, 'cause then it's five months of sitting around and watching the playoffs.
I love basketball.
The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.
It's great that fans have people they can enjoy and watch play.
Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.
It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and play the game of basketball as best I can and provide entertainment for everyone who wanted to watch basketball. Obviously, people may not agree with that; again, I can't live with what everyone's impression of what I should or what I shouldn't do.
Basketball is big stuff in New York. If you're good in it, everybody respects you. Nobody would want to ruin your shooting eye or your shooting arm.
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