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

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