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Hear how former Sun Devil Ike Diogu is spending the lockout.

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Thanks to log on fox sports Arizona dot com mark McLaren joined by the former sun devil like the -- currently locked out from his NBA team so -- put in this timed it to good use working with. I fashion and it's just tell us what what does I finished.

Sort of organization. At is looking to reach out to nation Africa by providing books. And those type of things to their -- country and the reason why. I decided to get involved. Is my parents are from Nigeria. Cousins and relatives are Nigeria. And the very state was my parents -- from is worthiness days that I -- delivered books through so any chance that I could to help. With. Delivering greens or anything to the consumer appearances for.

Definitely helpful. Think about you know where your family came from you're in a lottery pick. You a bouncer on the NBA talk to me about you know where where your dad came from how remarkable is it that you know you're currently. Played in the NBA.

I was really remarkable. Just. Seeing or my dad came from a mean words really can't express. -- description of where where He came from. So this -- you know it's just a blessing you know to be -- right now because I easily could have been born over there and group over there and that is a bad thing. But just -- it. Over here and have the opportunities that He never you know I'm just really thankful and something for him as well meant to him to -- and the number of books that I -- plans to send over. Would have meant the world to know especially. You guys -- know my dad my dad has a brain. -- volleys really needed. You know it is overflowing knowledge so I mean if He would've been involved with this cover program back when He was grown -- is not a see big big basketball -- to -- is -- watching you every -- there's more -- good book convention at the box -- and Paper. I wouldn't say he's a big basketball fan Alice is a fan of his sons. You know ages -- me out that you can really careless about the sport of basketball. Bounces. Anything while an excuse he's golf course.

Two you know help you persevere. You know really in -- NBA career you've had knee surgery that the Pistons what you go. Before the Clippers signed you last year you know you'd be even told me He thought about. Go and two but the Far East how how close you 22 going overseas.

Logos pretty much a done deal at that point in time is coming off of the micro fracture surgery and everybody was a concerned about now is gonna respond to it so you know is kinda. Dan was -- so to speak so you know I was gonna go over there and prove myself. You know -- you play in -- But Rome at the eleventh hour or so to speak to Clippers called and worked on form and you know -- on that stuff that's good basketball lifted me in the right.

was history. You know we we we saw last year with with the Clippers do you anticipate. You know being back there when do you anticipate. Things you know resuming for for your career and and just the regular NBA.

Well you know there's definitely -- first option is to be back with them obviously going to be a free agent. And you know unfortunately for the lockout and that's the only negative. But I was really looking forward to this free agency period because. You know I had some solid games so there's definitely some interest out there. And thing I'm most happy about is now have to go through that same process that I did a year ago. You have to guard Blake Griffin practicing and I did after and Blake -- good news is that much. You know Blake's a great player all. As everybody already knows super Atlantic. You know -- guess what do have been like to Garko Malone -- city. So hello there's not too much that He can't do. I definitely enjoy myself and accept that surrounds him in practice.

You know a year you were with a high school in Texas -- in the with the school out here. For its union chose not to come back here and it's a 110 degrees everyday what would brought you back to a to Phoenix area. Well as far as the egos you know -- and some Africa. I don't mind that He is just a cold -- adult life. But not Phoenix is always a great place. Phoenix's extremely good to me now is here and -- always feel it'll come back to Phoenix the people are always nice. And you know this the it's what I've -- in the books. It just gives me even more reason to come back here as well as always checking out old stomping grounds it is you. It even brings sun Devils and wildcats together. Mr. -- Channing Frye as bad actually put this together for you this is this is something I guess that you can take -- next time if you can hold up for the camera. What's your what's your thought on the the latest candy -- here you know this crazy as this is really good educated. Huge fan of -- Enjoy those and we've enjoyed you know catch up with you a little bit -- and I finished dot dot org just just Google it and and get involved in and help. Help kids who who really need help you know with with textbooks you can you can help be a part of that drive and even spend more time with -- ID out of here on fox sports there's.

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