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Chris Lau

NBA veteran Gary Payton  encouraged aspiring players to embrace all  aspects of life,   not just basketball, at a press conference on  Sunday. 'You are not always going to make it into basketball. You will not always be an NBA or WBNA player,' he said.
Payton  said young players should keep their options open and set several goals.
'Go to school, do the right thing and then be successful,' he said.
Payton joined  several other ex-NBA players in  an exhibition game later in the evening in Macau's CotaiArena.  
The game featured basketball legends, including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Penny Hardaway.
The 10 players, plus another three renowned US street ballers, were split into  red and white teams.
Led by Rodman and Hardaway, the red team won  143-139.
The climax of the night came  when  Rodman and Pippen signed their shoes and flung them into an excited  crowd after the game.



NBA stars excite crowd