 Dennis first, how do you just describe this little one day kind of stopover and what it's been like to kind of like come home in between this stretch of away games? It had caught me off guard because I was prepared to go from Cleveland. I don't know I thought we were going Cleveland to Orlando but you know it felt good to come home and be in your own bed for a little bit and now we had a good day-to-day and ramping up to get ready for this road trip. When you found out how was it just like unpacking to pack again for three more games? I don't pack nothing. I just came home added some more socks and drawers you know I'm aware the same sweatsuit over and over. It is what it is. How was it just for you guys to get back out here? Was it good to kind of just get another practice in because obviously you don't get that many at this point of the year? Yeah definitely definitely. Come home, practice you know everybody get the rest. Like I said in their own bed yesterday was a day off which was necessary. We came and had a really good film session and everybody was locked in on the court so it's like we trending towards the right direction in terms of getting ready for this road trip. It's good to see Cammy on that we stayed home but just good to see him see how he's doing and everything. Oh yeah oh yeah he's feeling good he told us that early feeling good he back so that's gonna be a plus for us on this trip. You mentioned you mentioned before to me about Jamal Mosley and just like the relationship that you guys have with you taking on the Orlando magic tomorrow just and him getting that extension contract just what has he meant to just you and your career and why do you call him uncle? I call him uncle because he you know he from when I first met him he was never afraid to be like nah this wrong or this what you need to do or not that's good you know he was just always authentic and being himself and it become family when he invited you to his house like I was at I went to his house whenever we was in Dallas so that's a lot of love right there and I'm super excited for him like when I seen the report the four-year extension and they said a mid a mid franchise turnaround like that's that's major for him you know so I'm super happy for him he's my summer league coach my first year so I'm not surprised by any of this like he got a super locked in he had me doing defensive drills after practice my second year so yeah man he deserves it the players over there love him I'm sure the organization loves him so I'm excited for him. Will you get a chance to kind of celebrate with him but first get the win and then celebrate with them for the contract extension? Yeah I'll celebrate after after we get a dub you know what I'm saying we could talk about that. For you guys too obviously the Cleveland game was was an important one for you guys to get back to your values and KO said that the energy was right what will it take for you guys just to kind of keep that energy going from a performance like that now to the rest of this road trip? Just keeping the main thing the main thing we got to be about us the whole time you know and there's no disrespect to any opponents but it's like we got to come in and focus on the things we supposed to do you know what I'm saying it's always it's always about us we come in and focus on the process instead of like we got a win you know the W's will take care of itself. What were some of the things that you guys looked at on film today in practice just besides an effort standpoint which Ali's talked about? Just how we were connected how was communicating like he said a couple EGB's we was getting multiple we got Dennis he does what he does he gonna make plays talk trash to you then we got CT picking up full court that's major for us and just our level of physicality we upped it in that Cleveland game so we gotta keep that going the rest of the year. How much responsibility do you feel as the leader of your unit with the bench there's been a lot of injuries guys in and out but you since returning from your December injury have maintained a steady presence there do you feel like the leader of that unit? That's what they always tell me so I just I come in and try to do what I can I try to leave by example first and foremost just by giving 110 every chance that I get and being a guy that's a point of attack defender I'm the one that everybody sees everybody behind me so I try to make sure I'm not slacking and I feel like if I am they'll let me know so I do my job they do theirs and that's how a team operates. Shout out Kirk Cousins man Kirk Cousins to the Falcons it's on this year we the favorites in the division super excited about that just picked up Darnell Mooney yeah y'all gotta watch out for the Falcons man we're gonna be dangerous this year. Kirk Fros. What's the Falcons' relationship and not a Panthers relationship since you got so much Charlotte love? So even like I never was I want a Hornets fan growing up just cuz we won't go into no games I never went to a Hornets game I never went to a Panthers game growing up but I always got love for them so when we play the Panthers like yeah I want to win with the Falcons but you know I grew up with Michael Vitfan I can't just switch when I get older you know I'm saying so I had to be loyal even when we was trash you know it is what it is I'm not gonna switch I'm a Falcons fan but it's love for the Panthers. Speaking of Charlotte and just you got a chance at the Hornets game to have a lot of kids come out with that with the 2-6 foundation just what was I like to see the kids come to the game and as you mentioned that there are a lot of those kids have never been to an NBA game they wanted to come see you got to see you warm up and meet you. I think that's important like being tangible for them kids like everybody say that they want to get back and stuff but I think being tangible so important just being whenever somebody could see them being able to touch you shake your hand that's major like I had and one come to my school in fourth grade and I was just like damn I get to meet these dudes boom and boom but now being the NBA player from the city and being able to because I go back to the schools whenever I'm home too like I go into the schoolhouse so to have them at the game knowing some of them may have never been their parents may have never been that was major and it's a big shout-out to my team as well Grant Kamal Sabir Darian the whole the whole 2-6 organization is just it's major you know they do a great job putting that together like I couldn't do that without them. Did you feel old seeing kids that go to your elementary school now currently? Yeah but I don't accept that I'm old though you know I'm saying I don't have the kid a couple knee surgery like I'm old now I ain't tripping I hear I'm here I'm old enough from Derrick and Dayrion so yeah I done accepted it now it is what it is. You really want to fill up? Check this out. This will be a rookie year. Damn you see that boot bag? That's what West Matthews fought. I don't think you can do that anymore but yeah I had to keep that West Matthews made me had that the whole season that's crazy. Who's your favorite N1 player? My favorite N1 player? Probably AO. I like AO.