In October, I had the opportunity to visit China with some of the NBA all-time greats for an “NBA Cares” outreach. Kareem, Rick Barry, Bob Lanier were a few of the others on the trip.We visited several provinces, including Guangzhou, Beijing, and Shanghai. It was an awesome trip and we had a great time holding teaching clinics for youth, attending grand opening ceremonies for some youth centers, and taking place in some ground-breaking festivities with AEG (one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world). Let me tell you – the kids were enamored by how tall we were!
Oh, and in case you are wondering – Kareem is still mad at me for cutting up his jeans! (What, you don’t know that story… better get my book! You can order it here.