“I know he’s a basketball head. I saw him dribbling two basketballs the other day trying to mimic my two-ball routine. I told him I appreciate that and he doesn’t want to see me with a soccer ball,because I wouldn’t know what to do. It’s pretty cool to know we’ve got fans all over, and obviously it’s inspiring what he does on the soccer field.”

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