 James what was it like to be back and did you feel like in any way? It was it was a transition to come up back on the court because your number certainly looked like it was effortless Yeah, I just I didn't know you know This is my longest longest longest I've been without playing basketball So just I didn't know how especially coming off the bench and not playing the first quarter And having to stay warm and do all the things necessary to go out there and you know be my best And I just had to go out there and just play with confidence and do what I do do and not think about anything and Took me a little bit, but you know, it's just basketball at the end of the day and something that I love doing Hey, James welcome back As you point out you you've never really had an extended injury of this sort I mean considering how long you're out and how little experience you have coming back from lengthy layoffs Are you surprised at how quickly it kind of came back to you and you were back in the flow of things? Not really not to like Bragg or anything, but I'm like I really I'm really good at this this game. You know, I studied the game I'm very unselfish. I take the game and and I play it the right way every single night. So um, I don't try to do anything that I can't do or anything that Doesn't benefit our team and if that mindset right there keeps me um in a really good place like Andrews espn James you you have such a Stark impact on this team's ability to win They are you know, the numbers should say you guys are so much better when you're in the lineup I'm wondering what sort of pride you take on not ability to come in have that immediate impact even when you've had a layoff like this Just uh, I know I can score the basketball. Um, but I take pride in getting guys involved and letting the guys Be involved in offense and that way defensively we can all be locked in and just a lot easier, you know And so I want everybody to to to You know get their shots, you know, whether they're rolls to the rim or three-point catching shoots or whatever the case may be Or just get an opportunity to get a shot, you know And that's something that I've been doing throughout the course of my career, especially especially when I was in houston. So Um from you know, obviously kevin and kai, you know, I'm gonna get their shots whenever however they want But my job is to you know, get everybody else on this roster easier opportunities and You know throughout, you know When I was sitting out, you know, I had multiple conversations with steve On our offense and kind of putting myself in position to be successful and that means getting guys better shots. So um, it's something that we still continue to work on and These next two days um that we have you know between games and then that week after our last regular season game Is is very very vital to um, you know our success and the sense of offensively and defensively being on the same page Then steve is sort of reiterated to us over and over again that while he is sort of could go either way with you playing Before or not, he wants to bubble wrap you and make sure you're good for the playoffs that you've reiterated It's important to you when you went out there. Did you feel that you're like, oh, yes I needed this before the playoffs or of course, of course the right I mean preseason is one thing regular season in another level Postseason is in an entire another level, you know, and then it gets, you know, the levels increase as you, you know Go different rounds. So, um, you know for me, I wanted to get out there and just be on the court You know for my teammates and let them feel my presence and then Also get my conditioning and my wind back up to where I'm able to compete and be effective on both ends of the ball For an extended period of the game