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"So coming up and sort of growing up, was that difficult? Like how were you able to sort of find your own lane and stick to that?" Scotty Pippen Jr: "Yeah, I think it's difficult just because people just put, you know, a perspective on you on how they think you move and how they think you act just because of your dad. You know, I feel like we're seeing it with Deion Sanders and his son and then, you know, LeBron and Bronnie. Um, for me, I feel like it was tough just because I feel like I wasn't given fair treatment. People kind of just overlooked me because of my dad. I feel like the name might have hurt me more than it helped me sometimes, and it's unfair for us, but at the end of the day, I feel like we're all — the three, you know, kids you named — are doing well."

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“My numbers don’t lie. I’ve coached for 25 years and I’ve had two losing seasons. And the two losing seasons, we were trying to f—— lose, yeah. So I’ve made the playoffs — whatever, I don’t even know — 21 out of 25 years. It’s almost like Deion Sanders said in that interview. There’s nothing you can say or do that’s going to take away from what I’ve done, and I’ll never allow that.

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Is it fair to say that the way people discuss his coaching record and postseason performance bothers him? “Listen, I’m eighth in wins. I’m fourth in playoff wins,” Rivers said. “My dad used to say something, ‘If somebody said something you would never listen to, why would you ever pay attention to it?’ You know what I mean? “My numbers don’t lie. I’ve coached for 25 years and I’ve had two losing seasons. And the two losing seasons, we were trying to f—— lose, yeah. So I’ve made the playoffs — whatever, I don’t even know — 21 out of 25 years. It’s almost like Deion Sanders said in that interview. There’s nothing you can say or do that’s going to take away from what I’ve done, and I’ll never allow that. “Having said that, I want to do more. And to do more, you have to put yourself in situations where you’re going to be criticized if you don’t do it. And I’m fine with that.”

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Nick DePaula: LeBron James is in the “Prime Year” LeBron 21s again tonight — a hybrid design tribute to Deion Sanders’ iconic DT Max signature shoe from James’ childhood. pic.twitter.com/X6jYhpryN2

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Playing in the 20th All-Star Game of his career, LeBron James made a surprising sneaker choice to begin the game—a never-before-seen pair of Nike LeBron 21s inspired by a signature shoe worn by one of his childhood heroes, Deion Sanders. James' LeBron 21s were designed after the recently re-released Nike Air Diamond Turf Max '96, arguably the most beloved model in Sanders' line. The shoe is styled in the OG black and white colorway with metallic gold branding hits.

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Nick DePaula: LeBron James is celebrating his “Prime Year” with a LeBron 21 for the All-Star Game that pays tribute to Deion Sanders’ DT Max signature shoe. @KingJames 🤝 @DeionSanders pic.twitter.com/JXSgACaNH1

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Lamar Odom had an epiphany as he watched Deion Sanders take over a 1-11 Colorado football team this season and turn the Buffaloes into the most talked-about program in the country. Odom wants to be a head coach. He wants to be the “Coach Prime” of college basketball. And he wants to get started as soon as possible. “I love what [Sanders] is doing,” Odom told The Messenger. “I think I could do the same in basketball. You give me a program and I’ll recruit and I’ll take them to the Elite Eight and the Final Four. We’ll definitely be able to sell tickets for the first couple of seasons. That’s for damn sure. I just want to coach. I love to see young men grow and get better. I want us to play the game the right way. I want these young men to represent their school the right way. If you give me a program, I promise you I’m going to live in the gym and turn that team around.”

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Derek Bodner: Sixers coach Nick Nurse, on the team's meeting with Deion Sanders yesterday: "It was great. Our guys were super locked in. He just kinda took some questions from them, and he gave them a lot. For me, he's preaching hard work, really hard work, and discipline, accountability."

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Keith Pompey: What’s a trip to Colorado without traveling to Boulder to meet Coach Prime? Joel Embiid and several other #Sixers made the trip there this evening from Fort Collins to visit Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, according to sources.

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On if the constant ‘G.O.A.T.’ debate gets exhausting: LeBron: It can be exhausting, you said it, but I’ve always looked at it like any time you’re compared or you’re even mentioned with the greats to ever play this game, it’s become humbling for me, because the same people they put me in the category with … are the same guys that I looked up to for inspiration when I was growing up. And I needed that inspiration growing up in the inner city here in Akron, Ohio. So to have the Michael Jordans’, the Kobe Bryants’, the Ken Griffey Jrs’, the Deion Sanders’, all those unbelievable sports figures when I needed it, they helped me. So it’s like, ‘Wow, you guys are comparing me to these greatest players that I’ve ever seen when I was growing up. It’s humbling, man.

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Derek Bodner: Doc Rivers on Matisse Thybulle: "His ability to close out reminds me a lot of Deion Sanders."

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First Deion Sanders ... then Charles Barkley? Maybe! Barstool Sports prez Dave Portnoy says Sir Chuck is the next big star he's hoping to sign, after inking Prime Time earlier this week. "Charles Barely is like the best to ever do it," Portnoy told us in NYC ... "He's a guy, who one of the few, he just slings it on TNT and does a great job." "That's a guy that comes up on top of my list that I would wanna get."

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LeBron James: But is it fair? I don't care. I mean, I think it's great. It's great for our league. Right now, look at our TV ratings, look at the money our league is pouring in. I mean, guys are loving the game, our fans love the game. I mean, who am Ito say if it's fair or not? No matter who I'm going against, if I'm going against four Hall of Famers, like I said before the series started with Draymond, Klay, Steph, and K.D., or if I'm going against two or whatever the case may be, I'm always excited to play the game. And I'm not one to judge and say if it's fair or not if guys are adding players to their team. So that's what you want to do. Is it fair that the New York Yankees in the '90s was adding piece after piece after piece after piece? I mean, if you have the opportunity to do that -- is it fair that the Cowboys added Deion Sanders? I mean, listen. It happens. It's sports. You have an opportunity to sign one of the best players, and you can do it, go ahead and do it. Why not? If I become an owner, I'm going to try to sign everybody. Appreciate it.

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B/R: If your very brief NFL flirtation had worked out, what would’ve been your dream team situation? NR: Seattle Seahawks. B/R: Where would you have ended up had you pursued a football scholarship at Washington? NR: I'd probably have a nice 10-, 11-year career somewhere. A few Super Bowls, MVPs, rings, for sure. I knew I would have to be the best football player ever like Deion Sanders. Jerry Rice is one of the best, but Deion and Bo Jackson are the best athletes ever. Sanders is the greatest. He has his own real, full-fledged rap video. They played it out here before the game during warm-ups. My first game here, I was dancing like, "Hold up. Is this my playlist?" It was one of my favorite songs, "Must Be the Money."

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