When you think of Seattle, you don’t think of basketball players. We don’t get much respect. I’ve worked hard for everything I’ve gotten. Proved myself. So I’d be prepared for this moment.
There’s a certain feeling you get when you step on the court. Make a crowd of 20,000 stand on their feet. It brings people together. Now, that’s a rush.
There are different layers of breakthrough. I know I’ve arrived as a player, starter—one of the best in the league. But I have goals I haven’t hit yet, and more to break through.