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WATCH: NBA All-Star reveals what it was like being at Louisville with Lamar Jackson

Donovan Mitchell says Lamar Jackson was so exciting as a QB he had the Louisville basketball team getting up at 6am to tailgate and watch

Lamar Jackson has always been talented and polarizing. The Ravens MVP quarterback was so dynamic at the University of Louisville that even the basketball team was huge fans.

Donovan Mitchell is an All-Star for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before being drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, he was a classmate and good friend of Baltimore’s star signal-caller.

During a recent appearance on ‘7PM in Brooklyn’ with Carmelo Anthony and The Kid Mero, Mitchell told a hilarious story about Jackson being so famous that he had the men’s basketball team get up early on Saturday mornings to tailgate.

The University of Louisville retired Lamar Jackson’s number 8 jersey on November 13, 2021, during halftime of the Cardinals’ game against Syracuse. The ceremony, which took place at Cardinal Stadium, celebrated Jackson’s accomplishments as a player for the Cardinals and his impact on the community.

During his three seasons with the Cardinals, Jackson had 9,043 passing yards with 69 touchdowns and 27 interceptions. He also had 4,132 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns on the ground, and a Heisman Trophy.

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Victor Wembanyama refused to join Drake on stage at a concert unless his teammates could too

Victor Wembanyama showed incredible loyalty to his teammates.

During his tour last year, Drake brought several athletes to join him on stage at his concerts. Victor Wembanyama, however, was not one of them.

According to JJ Redick, who recently appeared on 7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony & Kid Mero, explained why the NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner wasn’t one of those players.

Here is what he said:

“There was a Drake concert in Austin and he got asked to come up on stage because Drake was doing that with a bunch of NBA guys this offseason. And Wemby was like: Can my teammates come up on stage with me? Because they are going to be at the concert with me. And Drake’s camp was like: No. And he’s like: Then I don’t want to do it … What 19-year-old kid doesn’t want to go up on stage with Drake?”

Remember, at the point of Drake’s concert, Wembanyama hadn’t even played any preseason games for the San Antonio Spurs yet.

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So that is incredible loyalty from the 2023 NBA Draft No. 1 overall pick toward players he had never even officially gone to battle with yet.

Wembanyama, however, is built different both on and off the court. In another recent interview, for example, he explained why he never drinks or does drugs.

Here is what he told The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor:

“I feel like I’m immune … Distractions like partying, alcohol, drugs, whatever. Like, why would I ever do that?”

Wembanyama is truly one-of-one and unlike any player we have ever seen before in the NBA.

He has a disciplined focus and mindset that will continue to get him far in this league.

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