At the media trial day, LeBron James had nothing but praises for NFL legend Deion Sanders. Bron highly spoke of the coach’s impact on Colorado and particularly praised his ability to inspire and lead. Sanders is a great leader and his confidence is one of the things that makes him so successful.

Coach Prime is fired up this year. Taking over the Colorado Buffaloes in December last year when the team had a dismal 1-11 record, Sanders has already led them to three victories in just five weeks.

LeBron James digs Deion’s inspiring leadership

“I think that’s super dope,” LeBron says. According to him, Sanders’s leadership and ability to inspire his players have been key to this turnaround. 

He further added, “I think he is just the ultimate leader when it comes to that. So there’s much respect to Deon and the rest of the program.”

LeBron also echoed Sanders’ standout quote, “Don’t allow my confidence to affect your insecurities”.

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‘Prime LeBron’ still dominates the court

However, reductive it may sound, any chance of Laker’s success in the playoffs is because of LeBron. He has shown no signs of slowing down. Just this last season he averaged 28.2 points per game. His physical prowess is evident as seen in his social media, sweating practicing during the off-season. He has won four championships with all the three teams that he has played in and he is now eyeing for a fifth one.