If I have surgery, my basketball career is over. Fusing the disc would mean I could walk around and have a normal life, but it could not withstand the physical pounding of Division I basketball.

We put together 40 minutes of hard fought basketball and that was our goal all season.

It is unfortunately the end of his basketball career.

He'll be successful on or off the basketball court. I think he's got a 10-year career ahead of him. If not, he'll excel in the business world.

[Following a high-profile basketball career,] I wanted to do more than just show up and sign autographs and meet and greet, ... So, I thought, what if I could join with a company and start learning the business from scratch?

This is the best year, by far, of my basketball career. I can't ask for anything better, coming in with a new coach and all these awesome teammates. It doesn't feel any better than this.