00:00Well first of all, I remember the exact moment that that happened. It always
00:06stayed, you know, in my mind. It was an amazing moment. Just for Kobe to know my
00:11name was amazing for me and, you know, I just wish Kobe and JJ were here to see
00:16this moment and, you know, I'm excited about this new journey and
00:21happy to be here.
00:25I'm just excited, you know, to be here to start this new journey journey and
00:35obviously at some point I knew this was gonna happen but I would say I always
00:41take the high road, you know. I had my amazing moments in Dallas with all my
00:47teammates, coaches and the most importantly the fans, you know. They always
00:51supported me and it was it was an amazing journey.
01:01I mean everybody was surprised so you can imagine how surprised I was. I was
01:08almost asleep so when I got a call I had to check it was it was April 1st. I
01:13didn't really believe it at first and it was it was a big shock. It was hard
01:18moments for me. It was it was home so it was really hard moments for me
01:23especially the first day. But as I said, you know, I get to play in the greatest
01:27club in the world and I'm excited for this new journey.
01:37Yeah, he called me right away. He was in New York so he called me right away and we didn't talk
01:44much because, you know, he said I understand what you're feeling but that
01:49was really nice of him just to call me right away and welcome me to LA.
01:59Yeah, I would say, like you said, I thought I was gonna spend my whole career there because I
02:05think loyalty is a big word for me and I was trying to stay by that. But this for
02:10me is a fresh start. I get to play in LA. The fans are amazing and I get the I got
02:16the ocean here so it's a really big thing for me. But really I'm really
02:21excited to be here. I'm getting to play for the Lakers and everybody can say
02:26that and many many legends pass here many many championships so that's my goal.
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