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How I Grew Up, Everybody Was Telling Me, "you Can't Do This, You Can't Get Tattoos, You've Got To Look A Certain Way." Now, I'm Like, "why?"

Nick, You Know, The First Guy I Met When I First Got To Seattle, As An Eighteen Year Old, You Took Me In. You Believed In Me From The Beginning. You Knew That I Had Potential. And Every Single Day I Know I Could Look At You And Know That You Respect Me As A Man, As A Player, And You Gonna Ride With Me To The End. I Thank You.

I'm Going To Be Real As Hell And Show You Who I Am, Because I Want The Kids To See Who I Really Am And The Basketball Players To See Who I Really Am, And That's All That Matters To Me.

This Was An Extremely Difficult Decision As I Take Great Pride In Representing Our Country. I Know That I Owe It To My Usa Basketball Teammates To Be Totally Invested In The Experience. After Going Through Training Camp With Usab, I Realized I Could Not Fulfill My Responsibilities To The Team From Both A Time And Energy Standpoint. I Need To Take A Step Back And Take Some Time Away, Both Mentally And Physically In Order To Prepare For The Upcoming Nba Season. I Will Be Rooting For Usab And Look Forward To Future Opportunities With Them.

If I'd Gone Straight To The Nba, I Don't Think I Would Have Been Ready As A Player Or A Person.