Jameer Nelson
Jameer Nelson
Jameer Nelsonis an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Saint Joseph's University before being drafted 20th overall in the 2004 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. He was later traded to the Orlando Magic on draft night and went on to play ten seasons with the franchise, earning his only All-Star nod in 2009. In July 2014, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks, who traded him to the...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth9 February 1982
CityChester, PA
The ball got deflected and if it was anybody else, I don't think they would have caught that ball. There's only a few people in this world who would have caught that ball where he did, and there may not be anybody.
It shows you that we have a good team, especially when we're at home. We've got to continue to progress. We've been doing it well as a team and at the end it's going to come. It's going to come, it's going to take time and we've got to stay focused.
Everybody had to step up because we were without great players that we needed. For the most part, guys stepped up. You obviously want to win but we did all we could out there tonight.
It's still a little weird, knowing that he's gone now. Every time I flip on the TV and see him in that (New York) uniform, I just laugh. I understand that this is a business, and I know that we did what we did for a reason. But it still feels weird.
They keyed on Steve so much, they left me wide open. He told me to keep shooting, keep shooting. I know he's going to keep shooting, so why not?
It was great playing with Steve because he complements your game. He's out there getting rebounds, assists and steals. He fills up the stat sheet.
It's not just about scoring. I was out there passing the ball and getting steals, doing other things besides scoring.
Youth Interlock is the A.A.U. program that brought me up. Being as though I made it, I feel its very important to give back to the community. Im have no problem putting my name on such a great event.
People can talk about playoffs, playoffs, but we're just trying to get better. If we don't make the playoffs and just carry it onto next season, this is good.
I don't think anybody wants to play us right now.
I consider myself -- and I think my teammates do, too -- somewhat of a tough guy, and this is the first time in my life that I've had to use crutches. I've had ankle injuries, but nothing like this. All I know is there is a lot of pain now.