I was familiar with the Heat and their culture because I played with Dexter Pittman and he was here early in his career.
I'm what you would term a lifer. Basketball is what I love. It doesn't matter where I'm doing it or in what position I'm doing it. I just love contributing to the game.
Basketball is booming, and it's not just an Under Armour standpoint: it's about the game itself. Kids going out and playing and being inspired by what we do on the court.
There's hasn't been a day in my life since I was 9 years old that I haven't touched a basketball or done something connected with basketball.
This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
With me and basketball, it became part of me.
Everybody plays basketball in D.C. Not on a team. Just around the way. Anywhere. I actually loved basketball.
When you want to play basketball and you get paid for playing basketball, you want to do it every single day. So I don't think I'll get tired of doing it.
Basketball is basketball. I don't think people realize that. No matter what city, overseas, D-league, park league - I just want to play.
