Rashidi Clenance Quotations

I think all these kids are true all-stars. Over the years this game has always been very competitive. This is about island pride, and this is about being the best in the V.I.

We came in with a game plan for Craig, we wanted to play a box-and-one. He's their head man, and we wanted to take the head off the team.

To have an NBA team come here is unprecedented. And not just any team, but the best in the league. Whether or not they win a championship this season, it all started here in the Virgin Islands.

Tim is going to foot the bill for the boat charter for people from St. Croix to come over. He just wants to get as many people from St. Croix to St. Thomas to see this open scrimmage as possible.

The Spurs are coming because Tim is from St. Croix. It's unprecedented having an NBA team practice in the Virgin Islands, let alone the NBA champions. A lot of compromises had to be made for the Spurs to make this happen, but the Spurs were willing to make the sacrifice for Tim.

Speaking to Tim, he's very excited about the opportunity to come home. He hasn't played ball in the Virgin Islands since he left for the NBA. He's always wanted in some way to come back home.

It's going to be very exciting. I guarantee that this will be the biggest crowd that these players have played in front of this year, if not in their whole career.