What’s going on everyone?!?!

I know it’s been a long time since I last updated my blog, but now that the season is over and I’ve settled down after a week of just chilling, I’m ready to get it going again.

I’ve got a lot going on right now, from my current trip to China with my man James Harden to the Team USA training camp next month.

Since my last blog post was just before the playoffs, let’s start there.

I know it was a month ago, but just playing in the postseason was a lot of fun, man. Unfortunately we didn’t come out on the right end but it was still a lot of fun. It was a great opportunity to showcase our skills to the world. And it was a great opportunity to see where we were as a team. Of course we would have wanted to win but we did a good job of fighting and showing people who we are and hopefully it showed what we’re going to bring for these next couple of years.

On a personal level, I know I’ve just got to keep plugging away no matter what. I didn’t shoot the ball the way I wanted to against the Lakers but I kept fighting and kept finding ways to help my team win. Of course I wanted to shoot the ball better but sometimes that might not happen and I’ve just got to keep fighting and never give up and I was proud of how I did that.

As far as the rest of the playoffs go, I couldn’t help but watch. There’s been some good games, some surprises and some blowouts. A little bit of everything.

I hear a lot of talking heads giving their two-cents on the NBA Finals, but I think both the Lakers and Boston Celtics have been playing exceptionally well so it’s kind of an even matchup. Of course the Lakers have the home court advantage and they don’t want to have a repeat of what happened to them in ’08, but I’m sure Boston wants another championship just as bad, so this should be a series worth watching.

With us playing the Lakers I know what kind of team they are. Of course, it would be easier for me to pick them to win but I’ve also been watching Boston and they’ve been playing some tremendous defensive basketball. So we’ll see what happens because honestly, for me, I can’t go with one team. Both teams just do so many things well. I guess we’ll just have to watch the first couple of games and see how the series is going to go.

How about you guys? Who are you picking for the NBA Finals? What matchups are you interested in watching? Let me know in my comments section.

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What’s good everybody? We play the Celtics tonight. It’s going to be another tough game, so make sure you check us out!

Not sure if you knew, but I’m a huge music fan. I like listening to a lot of stuff. Right now, I’ve been listening to my boy Wale. He’s from D.C., too, and is a very good friend.

I got to know Wale after my one year of college. He reached out to me. He was a guy that was coming up, just like me. We’re both from the city and we were basically trying to help put D.C. on the map. A lot of people don’t know too much about D.C. as far as the music thing and the basketball thing. We’ve had a couple of players come through but it’s easy to forget us because we’re so small. We just try to do our best to let people know where we came from. We’ve got that instant bond there.

He’s been great. He’s very smart, very intellectual. He knows a lot about life and things he’s been through. He’s been more like a mentor to me, a big brother to me. We help each other out and support each other. That’s what we need as people coming from the same area. It’s been a good relationship so far. He’s been doing very well in his field and I’ve been trying to work hard and get better as well. Like I said, we support each other and he’s going to come out here the next time we have a home stand.

Wale has done a lot. He’s on a Roots song. His own album came out. That’s when I first saw him, in the Roots video. I was like, ‘that’s Wale!’ Then I saw him on the video music awards. He was on tour with Jay Z, he signed with Interscope and Rock Nation. He’s been doing a lot of big things and I’m happy for him and support him. My birthday weekend we had a party together, we kind of celebrated our birthdays together. We became very close. He’s a good friend of mine.

And I actually met him through social networking on Facebook. He was just like, ‘what’s up man? I’m a big fan.’ When we were in D.C. we met up with each other, he gave me some of his CDs. We kind of talked and kicked it from there. Then it went from, ‘let me borrow something from you’ or ‘let’s go to the club.’ We just kind of became friends like that. Like I said, he’s been very supportive of me and I’ve been the same with him. It’s been a relationship that’s going to stick for a while.

Right now, I’m listening to a lot of slow jams, man, of course Lil’ Wayne. I’m trying to get into Gucci Mayne. But the usuals are Beyonce, Kerri Hilson, Ashanti and Usher. I listen to a lot of slow jams before games to get me pumped up. That’s kind of weird, huh?

And I’ve got my guys out here that make music called Rugged Individuals. They make music at my house sometimes and they’re very good, I think. I listen to them before games as well. I’m kind of versatile with my music. I listen to just about everything.

I hooked up with Rugged Individuals when I was at a Guitar Center buying some equipment for my little home studio, just trying to figure out this music thing, something I was intrigued by, and they helped me out. They were like, ‘man you should listen to my CD.’ When people say that I’m like, ‘alright.’ But I threw it in my car and I really, really liked it. I was like, man I could really vibe with that. Then I went back and we exchanged numbers and then they helped me put together my little studio, and ever since then we’ve been cool.

So what kind of music are you all listening to now? Anyone I should check out? Let me know in the comments section.

Alright, I’m out for now. Much Love…

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What’s good everyone? We had another good win last night. Russell had a career high 15 dimes!!! Hope you all had a chance to check us out. We have another tough one coming up on Friday against the Celtics.

Not sure if you heard, but I was recently put on the cover of the new ESPN Magazine as their “NEXT” athlete for 2010. I’m in some pretty elite company, too. Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Alex Rodriguez, LeBron James and Derek Jeter have also been NEXT athletes.

It’s an honor to be a part of that company. It’s just a blessing, but to really be up there I’ve just got to continue to work hard and be the person I am. I haven’t read the story yet but I’ll read that one. It’s pretty big time to be on the cover of any magazine. I was just honored. My family is real excited for me. They’re more excited than I am. They just congratulated me and it’s something that no one can take away from me.

Make sure you get a copy of the magazine. Also make sure you read this interview I did with Adena Andrews of NBA.com.

Russell also interviewed me about being NEXT. Check it out:

I’ll be back with another post later this week.

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