like i always said, "this is a fairy tale life," but the situation he was going through was really, really rough. yeah, but he threw you under the bus. yeah, he did, but i forgive him. let it go. forgive him, forgive him, forgive him, let it go. - so we never-- - why? why? why? because my mother knows me. she knows that i was getting ready to go off and do something that's, you know, probably would still be talking about to this day. but she called me immediately and said, "don't. baby, you gotta be the bigger man. you know, he's going through some things. you know, we're going to pray for him. we're going to wish him well. we hope it turns out okay. but you just play basketball and concentrate on you and don't respond on it." that's the advice that i took. when you look back on your basketball career, was it the shining light of your life professionally? yes and no. my mother told me that my grandmother told her that i would be known for something more than basketball. basketball is just-- you know, set the path for me to do bigger and greater things.