I know the blessing of having a dad who played 16 years in the league. That experience, and seeing him as an example, let me know that it's possible. It's not easy, but it's possible.

My dad has kind of been the standard for me, he played 16 years in the league, and since I've been in the league, every year that I go through and deal with the scratches, the bumps and bruises, just the grind that it is to go through one NBA season.

I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.

I try to make it look easy, but the behind-the-scenes stuff is the challenge.

I wasn't going to shy away from getting married when I did and having a baby young and starting a family, even with the job that I chose.

Someone did a graphic of me in my jersey, and Jordan, they dubbed him guarding me, and Kanye's face was on both of us. That's my favorite meme of all time - or so far to-date. I'm gonna have to get that blown up on my wall or something.