I Told Grant Hill Back There –

I Like The Nucleus That We Have. I'm Excited. I Want To Be Here As Long As Possible. It's Like Family. I Love Being Here.

Everybody. No Matter How They Feel About Me, Everybody On Oklahoma City, On That Team, Of Course I Watch Them. I Support Them. I Want Them To Do Well.

I'm A Big Competitor.

I Told Grant Hill Back There – I Just Got Done Playing Against Him – As A Second Grader I Had A Pistons Grant Hill Jersey. That Was The First Time I Walked Into A Gym. That’s When I Fell In Love With The Game. My Mom, I Think She Just Wanted To Get Me And My Brothers Out Of The House For A Few Hours. When I Walked Into The Gym, I Fell In Love With The Game.

Russell... I Love You. I Thank You So Much Man. You Made Me Better. You Know, Your Work Ethic. I Always Wanted To Compete With You. I Always Wanted To Pull Up Into The Parking Lot Of The Practice Facility, And If You Beat Me There, I Was Always Upset. I Always Wanted To Outwork You. And You Set The Bar. You Set The Tone. And Thank You So Much Man. Thank You. You Had A Big Piece Of This Mvp Trophy. You're An Mvp Caliber Player It's A Blessing To Play With You Man.