Dylan Harper and Ron Harper Jr. Bring Brotherly Competition To NBA All-Star Weekend & Ron Harper Sr. Talks About The Biggest Lesson He Learned Playing With MJ
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Show Notes
5x NBA Champion Ron Harper pulls up with his sons, Ron Jr. and Dylan Harper, for a special family edition of Cousins with Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady. Ron Sr. opens up about sacrificing his role as a scorer to win championships alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and breaks down why Kobe Bryant’s game was the closest we’ve ever seen to MJ.
With plenty of family-friendly banter, Ron Jr. and Dylan talk about competing against each other in the NBA Rising Stars, their “welcome to the league” moments, navigating expectations, and whether we’ll see Dylan in the 2027 NBA Slam Dunk Contest?
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00:00 : Intro
01:15 : Playing Against Each Other All-Star Weekend
02:07 : Growing Up Competing Against Each Other
04:18 : Ron Jr. and Dylan Playing Against Ron Sr.
07:58 : Dylan Potentially Entering 2027 Slam Dunk Contest
09:10 : Handling Outside Pressure
09:58 : Ron Jr. and Dylan’s Training Habits Growing Up
11:50 : Parents Showing up to Ron Jr. and Dylan’s AAU Games
14:52 : Ron First Seeing Potential in His Sons
16:21 : Giving Ron His Flowers
18:27 : Ron Learning from MJ and the Bulls
19:20 : Scottie Pippen v. Michael Jordan
20:54 : Kobe Bryant is the Closest Player to Michael Jordan
21:46 : Ron Jr. and Dylan Studying Opponents
23:20 : Defense in Today’s Game
24:20: Ron’s Adjustment to Chicago
27:11: Ron Jr. Salutes Dylan
28:36: Dylan Talks About His Draft Night
29:41: The Harper’s “Welcome to the League” Moment
33:27: Ron Playing Against Dr. J
34:25: Ron More Proud of His Sons than His 5 Rings
34:47: T-Mac’s Childhood Dynamic with His Father
36:50: Family in the Building Motivates the Harper Brothers
37:50: NBA Rising Stars Excitement
40:42: Sibling Rivalry at NBA Rising Stars
44:20: Best Teammate Chemistry
46:55: Family Dynamic
56:05: Wrap