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And then in the second half, we played our style of basketball and we only gave up 148, 44 points in the second half
That's pretty good compared to almost 60 in the first half, so that's good for us
No, we came in with the right mindset
I mean, they'll take nothing away from South Sudan
They played extremely good basketball and that's why the game is won in between the lines and not, you know, on paper
So, you know, they got better, we got better at certain parts of the game
And, you know, going to our next appointment, we look forward to that as well
That's another opportunity for us to get better and continue to improve, and it should be fine
When it comes to confidence, I think there's no substitution for the work you know, you just have to put the work in
The sport of basketball is what you want to do, and you have a passion for it and love for it
You have to put the work in and find ways to play the game, find ways to train, find ways to get better, watch the game, study the game, you know, and I think it all pays
I think it all pays off
I think when you give to the game, the game automatically reciprocates it to you and you're very passionate about, you know, giving it all and actually having a mindset of, like, I really love this
It's something I want to do
So I think it's all about the work
Trying to make it well, I mean, William is like a brother of mine
We had a lot of great times in LA
Fun guy, charismatic guy, loves the game
You know, I told him tonight I was proud of him as well, continuing his journey in the game of basketball
He's an inspiration to a lot of people
That's from where he's from
You know, I understand that we are as well, but it's always great to have someone in your home town, your home country, to be able to make it in the NBA or just play, you know, professional basketball, no matter if it's the NBA or if it's overseas
And you can use that as an inspiration when you have someone in your own backyard able to take it further than what other people, even people your own, you know, your own time believe sometimes
So I think Wayne is an inspiration to all his brothers and sisters around where he's from
I hope all my inspirations will
Yeah, the development of the game is worldwide
And I think South Sudan one is very well coached
Obviously, Royal Ivy over there has been around our game and been around the NBA for quite a long time
So he knows the game
Obviously
Luau Dang is over there as well, so he knows the game
So to have that representation, to have that type of leadership over there, teaching them the right way how to play the game, you know, it definitely is good
I mean, it's great, actually, you know, so, you know, the game is worldwide and it's not one place that, you know that you don't see the game being played
And, you know, I think that's the beauty of it
The game of basketball brings together so many people and you're able to build so many brotherhoods or sisterhoods or whatever the case may be by playing a game of basketball, and it can take you places that you just never thought you would be able to go
I didn't have any feelings, I didn't have any flashbacks
It was kind of like it was brand new because it was over twelve years ago when I was here, so
But it's always great to be back here in the UK, play a game that I love to play, representing USA and do it in front of fans that appreciate the game of basketball and appreciate what I've been able to do throughout my life and my career
So it was fun to get back out on the floor and just like, have fun, try to get better and be back
Like you said, be back in o two arena
As always, always a pleasure
There's been so many great acts here, not just in sports, but in entertainment
And whatever the case may be, it's a great place for a lot of people to come to perform
Happy to have been part of that legacy
Appreciate it
I think, well, first of all, you know, I wear the number because of Mike
I think I fell in love with the game because of Mike, just seeing what he was able to accomplish
But I felt like Mike was so, you know, when you're growing up and you seeing Michael Jordan, it's almost like a God
So I didn't never believe I could be Mike
So I started to focus myself on other players and other people around my neighborhood because I never thought that you could get to a point where Mike was
So I think that helped shape my game
And I think the biggest thing for me sitting here today after breaking the all time scoring record and playoff history is that I did it just being me
I don't have to score the ball to make an impact in a basketball game
And that was my mindset
You know, when I started playing the game, I was like, if I'm not scoring the ball, how can I still make an impact on the game? And it's carried me all the way to this point now, and it's gonna carry me for the rest of my career because scoring is not number one on my agenda
I don't have, I
I mean, you're on the green
I'm not a golfer
This guy right here to my left is, though, so he'll tell me what that mean
We get on the bus, drove the green, I'll tell you that
I think, Jason, at the end of the day, for my name to come up in a discussion with the greatest basketball player of all time, it was like, wow
Like I said, I did pretty much everything that MJ did when I was a kid
I shot fadeaways before I should have
I wore a leg sleeve on my leg and folded it down so you saw the red part for no reason
I wore black and red shoes with white socks
I wore short shorts so you could see my under shorts underneath
I didn't go bald like Mike, but I'm getting there
But I'm getting there
But it'd be post career, though
That's the only thing I didn't do
But other than that, I did everything Mike did
I even wore a wristband on my forearm, you know, so I didn't do the hoop in ring, either
That was Mike, but I did everything Mike did, man, I wanted to be Mike
And so for my name to come up in any discussion with Michael Jordan or Kareem and all these great guys that has paved the way for myself and Tristan and Kev and swish, it's like
So it's just a wow factor
I don't really have nothing to say
All right, last question down here on the right
That's
I mean, that's all part of the plan
It's been part of the plan since I really started taking this game serious, to say, how can I get the youth to feel like passing the ball is okay? Making the pass, making the extra pass is okay, drawing two defenders
And no matter if you win or lose and you make the right play, it's okay, you know, because like you said, scoring the ball is so heralded in our sport
And I just
I want the fundamentals of the game to be as great as they can be
And it's some kid or a group of kids from the west coast to the east coast to the midwest to the south, and everything in between, all around the world can look at me and say, well, I made the extra pass because LeBron made the extra pass, or I got a chase down block, and I didn't give up on the play because LeBron didn't give up
That would mean the world to me
So we'll see what happens
We'll see what happens
Appreciate it
Thanks, everybody
There is something about this company that feels, not to be glib about it, but very l
In many ways, walking around, seeing people
What do you take from sort of LA that informs what this has become?
One, try to be better than me
Use me as much as you want
Use what I do
You can use my platform
You can use my words
You can use, you know, the inspiration that I try to give
But any way you can be great at doing what you love to do, you got to commit to it
You can't want something but not put in the work, you know? And it doesn't matter what you're doing in life, no matter what it is

And then in the second half, we played our style of basketball and we only gave up 148, 44 points in the second half

That's pretty good compared to almost 60 in the first half, so that's good for us

No, we came in with the right mindset

I mean, they'll take nothing away from South Sudan

They played extremely good basketball and that's why the game is won in between the lines and not, you know, on paper

So, you know, they got better, we got better at certain parts of the game

And, you know, going to our next appointment, we look forward to that as well

That's another opportunity for us to get better and continue to improve, and it should be fine

When it comes to confidence, I think there's no substitution for the work you know, you just have to put the work in

The sport of basketball is what you want to do, and you have a passion for it and love for it

You have to put the work in and find ways to play the game, find ways to train, find ways to get better, watch the game, study the game, you know, and I think it all pays

I think it all pays off

I think when you give to the game, the game automatically reciprocates it to you and you're very passionate about, you know, giving it all and actually having a mindset of, like, I really love this

It's something I want to do

So I think it's all about the work

Trying to make it well, I mean, William is like a brother of mine

We had a lot of great times in LA

Fun guy, charismatic guy, loves the game

You know, I told him tonight I was proud of him as well, continuing his journey in the game of basketball

He's an inspiration to a lot of people

That's from where he's from

You know, I understand that we are as well, but it's always great to have someone in your home town, your home country, to be able to make it in the NBA or just play, you know, professional basketball, no matter if it's the NBA or if it's overseas

And you can use that as an inspiration when you have someone in your own backyard able to take it further than what other people, even people your own, you know, your own time believe sometimes

So I think Wayne is an inspiration to all his brothers and sisters around where he's from

I hope all my inspirations will

Yeah, the development of the game is worldwide

And I think South Sudan one is very well coached

Obviously, Royal Ivy over there has been around our game and been around the NBA for quite a long time

So he knows the game

Obviously

Luau Dang is over there as well, so he knows the game

So to have that representation, to have that type of leadership over there, teaching them the right way how to play the game, you know, it definitely is good

I mean, it's great, actually, you know, so, you know, the game is worldwide and it's not one place that, you know that you don't see the game being played

And, you know, I think that's the beauty of it

The game of basketball brings together so many people and you're able to build so many brotherhoods or sisterhoods or whatever the case may be by playing a game of basketball, and it can take you places that you just never thought you would be able to go

I didn't have any feelings, I didn't have any flashbacks

It was kind of like it was brand new because it was over twelve years ago when I was here, so

But it's always great to be back here in the UK, play a game that I love to play, representing USA and do it in front of fans that appreciate the game of basketball and appreciate what I've been able to do throughout my life and my career

So it was fun to get back out on the floor and just like, have fun, try to get better and be back

Like you said, be back in o two arena

As always, always a pleasure

There's been so many great acts here, not just in sports, but in entertainment

And whatever the case may be, it's a great place for a lot of people to come to perform

Happy to have been part of that legacy

Appreciate it

I think, well, first of all, you know, I wear the number because of Mike

I think I fell in love with the game because of Mike, just seeing what he was able to accomplish

But I felt like Mike was so, you know, when you're growing up and you seeing Michael Jordan, it's almost like a God

So I didn't never believe I could be Mike

So I started to focus myself on other players and other people around my neighborhood because I never thought that you could get to a point where Mike was

So I think that helped shape my game

And I think the biggest thing for me sitting here today after breaking the all time scoring record and playoff history is that I did it just being me

I don't have to score the ball to make an impact in a basketball game

And that was my mindset

You know, when I started playing the game, I was like, if I'm not scoring the ball, how can I still make an impact on the game? And it's carried me all the way to this point now, and it's gonna carry me for the rest of my career because scoring is not number one on my agenda

I don't have, I

I mean, you're on the green

I'm not a golfer

This guy right here to my left is, though, so he'll tell me what that mean

We get on the bus, drove the green, I'll tell you that

I think, Jason, at the end of the day, for my name to come up in a discussion with the greatest basketball player of all time, it was like, wow

Like I said, I did pretty much everything that MJ did when I was a kid

I shot fadeaways before I should have

I wore a leg sleeve on my leg and folded it down so you saw the red part for no reason

I wore black and red shoes with white socks

I wore short shorts so you could see my under shorts underneath

I didn't go bald like Mike, but I'm getting there

But I'm getting there

But it'd be post career, though

That's the only thing I didn't do

But other than that, I did everything Mike did

I even wore a wristband on my forearm, you know, so I didn't do the hoop in ring, either

That was Mike, but I did everything Mike did, man, I wanted to be Mike

And so for my name to come up in any discussion with Michael Jordan or Kareem and all these great guys that has paved the way for myself and Tristan and Kev and swish, it's like

So it's just a wow factor

I don't really have nothing to say

All right, last question down here on the right

That's

I mean, that's all part of the plan

It's been part of the plan since I really started taking this game serious, to say, how can I get the youth to feel like passing the ball is okay? Making the pass, making the extra pass is okay, drawing two defenders

And no matter if you win or lose and you make the right play, it's okay, you know, because like you said, scoring the ball is so heralded in our sport

And I just

I want the fundamentals of the game to be as great as they can be

And it's some kid or a group of kids from the west coast to the east coast to the midwest to the south, and everything in between, all around the world can look at me and say, well, I made the extra pass because LeBron made the extra pass, or I got a chase down block, and I didn't give up on the play because LeBron didn't give up

That would mean the world to me

So we'll see what happens

We'll see what happens

Appreciate it

Thanks, everybody

There is something about this company that feels, not to be glib about it, but very l

In many ways, walking around, seeing people

What do you take from sort of LA that informs what this has become?

One, try to be better than me

Use me as much as you want

Use what I do

You can use my platform

You can use my words

You can use, you know, the inspiration that I try to give

But any way you can be great at doing what you love to do, you got to commit to it

You can't want something but not put in the work, you know? And it doesn't matter what you're doing in life, no matter what it is