Cassius thanked the nurses and doctors who are continuing to fight the spread of COVID-19.
On when he made his decision on declaring: On how much the current state of things in the world factored into his decision:
It was probably a week prior, I got my feedback from the draft people and I was very content with it. Then talking with Coach and my family we all just agreed it was time for me to take the next step in pursuing my professional career.
It was a big part of my decision definitely, because, you know, as a kid I always wanted to play in March Madness.