Ryan Anderson still impacted by Monty Williams" powerful speech on forgiveness

Inside The NBA - Monty Williams Speech

After Friday night"s victory against the Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson didn"t talk just about his impressive 26-point performance off the bench.

He expressed how much he was impacted by Monty Williams" powerful speech on forgiveness during Thursday"s memorial service for his wife, Ingrid, in Oklahoma City.

Anderson, along with several of his teammates and Coach Alvin Gentry, attended the service for Ingrid Williams, who died last Wednesday from injuries sustained in a car crash in Oklahoma City.

""Unforgettable and I"ve read what a lot of people have said about his speech,"" Anderson said. ""If you know him well, that"s the guy Monty is. He"s a strong guy. He"s a resilient guy but he"s faith and family first. Just to be there to witness somebody who had gone through something so traumatic. The word I think is sacrifice. He made it not about himself and his family, but was asking everyone else were they OK, trying to console everyone else. He"s such a selfless guy.

""I have to say in a world of negativity and you look on the news or yahoo, it"s like Kardashians and all this stupid stuff that is pointless and means nothing. All of sudden Monty"s video is getting some press and it"s getting to people hearts. People are learning about things that"s more important on what we focus on for a day-to-day basis.""

Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said Williams" speech was one of the greatest he"s ever witnessed.

""Just the overall thing and the theme of it and the way his kids handled it, to me, they"ve got great faith and you can see G*d is right there with them,"" Gentry said before Friday night"s game. I have no doubt that Monty is going to be fine. There are going to be some tough days, as he said, but just the strong family ties that they have.

""I was glad I was there. Monty made everyone feel better in a really difficult situation and what has happened and and the tragedy that"s gone on and even making reference to the other family. To me, that"s something of the highest character of a person that you could possibly ever think of.""

Monty Williams" entire powerful speech:

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