This is one of those deals where everybody can be really proud. In a day and age when it's only about the team using a player for the amount of time they'll think he'll be totally at his best, or a day in age when players want to get paid all they can right now, this was every party understanding the other's needs.

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I know my parents very well ... He's the last person anyone could call a racist.

177

He hasn't been 100 percent. After the debacle at Shanghai, he didn't want to step on the court unless he was 100 percent.

138

It's an obscene amount of money, but he's worth it. This team is going to do some exciting things. And there's no sense in going out and making $25 million if you're not winning championships.

115

You get paid the most, but you do it in a way that's not detrimental to what the team wants to accomplish.

113

Absolutely not. He has every intention of playing as long as he's healthy and able to compete.

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