Carlos Boozer
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"Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr." is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a member of United States national basketball team/Team USA, Boozer won an Olympics Games/Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and an Olympic Games/Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The two-time NBA All-Star has also played for the Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls.

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It's gotten a lot stronger. It just depends on how it responds. I don't want to go out there in a situation where I hurt it again or aggravate it again.

It's about showing a sign of unity. Us as black folks are joining together with a strong bond to help these young people.

I don't know how long I'll play. You've got to ask Coach that. But I'll be in the game.

I know I am not going to be playing my regular minutes for a while. When I come in, I am one of those guys that doesn't want to bring people down, I want to pump people up and pick it up a little bit. I want to bring energy and excitement and I want to do everything I can to help the team win.

All the stories are devastating, but the one that hit home with me was the story of a 7-year-old kid. They were trying to give him toys, and he broke down crying and said, 'These aren't my toys, these aren't my friends, those aren't my parents, those aren't my brothers.' The kid lost his mom and dad and both brothers. Imagine losing your whole family.

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He's really mature, a lot more mature than most people think. I think every situation he stepped into, he's handled everything very well. I don't see anything changing.

I felt like the first day of school or something. My heart was beating a little faster, my anticipation was building up. It was like the first day of school when you go to kindergarten or something.

It's just constricting. It's only painful when I try to do too much. It's fine. It's gotten a lot stronger. It's healed very nicely.