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ekpe udoh, how did you start your book club? >> guest: good afternoon.nk you again for having me. ekpe's book club started while i was in milwaukee with a book. a media relations guy was there. it was a unique way to interact with fans. i didn't grow up a book reader, and that became a hobby of mine. i thought it would be cool to open up a book club. >> host: looking at the bookshelf behind you, it looks like you have become a book reader. what sparked your -- what made that change? >> guest: i think it was a couple of things. in college, my best friend would always send me articles, finances, business opportunities [inaudible] and then we would talk about it. and then i think i was in miami and i had a wild night. my bible was next to me from the previous night. i started reading the bible and all of it just clicked and i haven't looked back since then. >> so in an article when you were with the utah jazz you said while most have headphones on and music playing to kind of get into the spirit of the game, you have a book open? >> guest: i change it up. i

but the player on your screen, ekpe udoh, is also the founder of a book club. he's played in the past for the box, the warriors, clippers, the jazz and recently the beijing