“Growing up, it was just me and my mom. I watched her struggle for 17 years, and …” — Bam Adebayo

I understand that we want to be in the middle of protests with our bodies and we want people to know that we're there supporting Black Lives Matter, which I'm 100 percent about. And I'm 100 percent about going to the bubble and doing it on national television where everybody sees it.

I can't dictate how I play because I'm injured. I've got to go out there and still play.

You just gotta hang around people that are really outgoing, and you'll end up, before you know it, you'll be an outgoing person.

I've just never liked giving up on anything.