hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv ˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ ɐmbˈæsədɚ tˈiːmz hˌuː plˈeɪd ɪn lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪps ɪn sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ænd tʃˈaɪnə ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈʌmɚ.
He was also a member of NBA Ambassador teams who played in league championships in South America during the summer of 1999, and China the following summer.