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I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city.

Traditionally, Seattle has been a great sports town and great football town. What the Huskies have achieved over the years has been pretty amazing. That's how I got my first taste of football - when I went with my father to Husky Stadium.

I am a diehard Seahawks fan because I'm born and raised in Seattle.

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team.

I loved growing up in Washington, but I have been a diehard, 100 percent 49ers fan since I was 11.

I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.

I can't say anything I don't love about Seattle.

The Oakland A's, I loved all my teammates there. I loved all the coaches. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues. And for that, I thank them. I mean it was a dream come true for me.