It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, read more

It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, it's very important for the team and the city. We're trying to win championships, and anything that takes away from that concentration (such as contract issues) hurts. I think we can be one of the top three teams in the West. We have a great team and great coach. And we have an asset that a lot of teams don't have with Yao in the middle.

We were clearly underdogs before the series and people thought it was a two horse race (between Australia and South read more

We were clearly underdogs before the series and people thought it was a two horse race (between Australia and South Africa) but here we are. We believe in ourselves and back ourselves and we played almost as well as we can today.

A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's read more

A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No, that's trend!'

I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really read more

I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really have a type. Men in general are a good thing.

If you ask me, do I believe there will be a Chinese competitor in a number of years, the answer read more

If you ask me, do I believe there will be a Chinese competitor in a number of years, the answer is yes.

That loss at Marquette was just a bad loss for us. We came back on the road at Syracuse. This read more

That loss at Marquette was just a bad loss for us. We came back on the road at Syracuse. This was a statement game for us. We just went out there and played basketball and made a statement. The statement was that we're here and we're here to stay. We're not pushovers. We're not little boys. We're men out there.

We knew we had to press up and play good defense. Good defense turns into good offense. We take pride read more

We knew we had to press up and play good defense. Good defense turns into good offense. We take pride in playing good defense.

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

Thank you to all the people who helped us get this house.

Thank you to all the people who helped us get this house.