"Kobe is the fiercest competitor in the league and they've got what I continue to believe is the best coach in the NBA right now in Phil Jackson, so they're going to be formidable and I think it'll be a tough series. Boston's a veteran club, but the Lakers are looking pretty good."
Utajiri wake unatokana na himaya kubwa ya biashara aliyojijengea tangu mwaka 1977 na sasa anamiliki kampuni kubwa ya sukari nchini Nigeria, kiwanda cha saruji na cha nguo. Hivi karibuni aliliambia gazeti moja la Nigeria amekuwa mpenzi wa Arsenal kwa muda mrefu na akaongeza: "Ilikuwa mwaka 1980 wakati nilipofanya urafiki na Bw David Dein, makamu mwenyekiti wa zamani wa bodi ya Arsenal."