hiː ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪn dʒˈɜːməni tə jˌuːˈɛs ˈɑːɹmi sˈɜːvɪŋ pˈɛɹənts ænd bɪɡˈæn tə plˈeɪ bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl wˌaɪl ðɛɹ æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv sˈɪks.
He grew up in Germany to US Army serving parents and began to play basketball while there at the age of 6.