Metta World Peace
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Indiana is the greatest organization in the world.
Sorry, I got a little late because I love you.
I've been through a different experience for Indiana.
Right.
But I was so worried that season.
I was so scared to go back to Detroit.
I'm not going to lie.
I was so scared to go back to Detroit, especially in the Indiana uniform.
I was thinking about it.
Then I started requesting trades and all.
My mind wasn't there.
I got traded, go to Sacramento.
I told Rick Adelman, who's a great friend, spoke to him a couple months ago.
I said, coach, I'm about to retire.
Please don't play me.
I said, I can't make a big deal out of this because if I make a big deal, then media is going to start coming at me again.
I said, so if you can just bring me off the bench and slowly move me to the end of the bench.
He said, Ron, no.
He said, we're going to go as far as you take us.
And that changed me right there.