Dejounte Murray of the Hawks states without a doubt that, but for his daughter Riley, he probably wouldn’t be in the NBA.

In a Fox Sports interview, Murray talked about how much his daughter changed his life and how she pointed him in the right path.

Sitting here, I am unable to lie to you. Murray said, “My daughter is the reason I’m in the league.” .That is my firm conviction. I never gave playing in the NBA any thought. I would be feeding on the bulls, hence an X would show up next to my name.

She changed things, Murray said. I become a better man because having a daughter keeps me apart from everything. It is like choosing whether one will grow into a morally upright man or if one will hurt oneself and, more importantly, one’s children.

Murray had bad childhood experiences in Seattle, Washington. Having been around d𝔯ug use and a criminal atmosphere, he might have given in to the pressure and given up on his NBA career.

I started doing the right thing when I was sixteen years old, Murray said. Since then, I have not looked back.He is becoming one of the finest guards in the NBA in the meanwhile and is essential to the Spurs’ rebuilding effort.

But he goes back to his daughter and how much she changed his life.

That is my kid, he thought. That is love. It is affection, for sure. The affection will not change whether I file for bankruptcy tomorrow or today.