There are some guys here who could play in the NBA.

I'd rather play here in the NBA.

A lot of pro teams like to play their exhibitions in various places. The NBA likes to go to different places, sometimes college campuses (where their players were popular).

It feels old. I guess in the NBA, it's not really. Because the way things are nowadays, you can play until you're damn near 40 years old.

We looked at the NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, CBA and NBDL and there were little or no minority ownerships. Unless you were a famous star, all of those leagues were excluding minorities.

He talked about a chance to win, and ultimately he decided to play for the NBA champions.