I have candy around my bed. I just kinda like reach over and eat it and then go back to sleep, no problem.

The Lakers have been nothing but great to me, and I want to keep the relationship great.

People making it like I sit there and eat a whole plate of candy before I play a basketball game. I don't think anyone could do that.

If your dad always has candy, how cool is he? Coolest dude in the world. My kids think I'm cool.

It's good that I put my personal ego aside. My basketball ego was, 'Why we negotiating?' But my personal ego didn't take it personal. I put my personal ego aside a little bit.

The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.

I was going to fight for what I wanted first, and that was being in L.A. and being a Laker. L.A. was the first place that came to my mind. That's where my heart was at.

Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.

For years I've been seeing my young brothers wearing Scarface T-shirts, John Gotti T-shirts, Rick James T-shirts. We don't have any icons or idols to look up to, just rappers and professional athletes.

The Mavericks and I have mutually agreed that it's in the best interest of both parties for me to step away from the team.