At one point near the end, you said you had no …

One week prior, as an "NBA Cares" ambassador, you had spoken to about 20 kids at a clinic in San Antonio on Final Four weekend there, and you had told them about everything from Sally Ride to the goodness of Jerry Sloan to your recent trip to Bhutan to teach basketball. At one point near the end, you said you had no championship rings -- 13 seasons, two NBA Finals, 830 games, 95 playoff games -- but, well, "I'll have a wedding ring in a couple months. " The kids had cheered .