魔獸告訴Hoopsworld他曾經要求過球隊找來禪師，以下是當時的對話內容
Q:如果禪師回到湖人來，或者是多參與一點球隊的運作，這會影響你的決定嗎?
魔獸則回答:
「這個嘛...我曾經在年初要求過球隊找禪師來擔任教練。(停頓一會兒)
對我來說最棒的決定就是選擇對我自己最好的，這個決定跟任何人無關，沒有其他人影響
我的決定，這就是我想要的。」
Well, I asked to have him as my coach earlier in the year. (pause) The best
decision for me was to do what's best for Dwight. I think this is the best
thing for me. This wasn't a decision about anybody else. I didn't have
anybody pushing me to do anything. This is what Dwight wanted.
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