RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesRon Harper is a proud papa who\u2019s still in pure shock over his son Dylan Harper\u2019s breakout rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs!
\u201cIs Dylan Harper really my son?! It\u2019s really awesome and a great time to see him play,\u201d Ron recently told TMZ Sports from the golf course.
\u201cThe experience that he has and seeing where he's come from growing up. It\u2019s like most of the time I sit at the game and be like, \u2018That\u2019s my son.\u2019 I\u2019m shocked," the former Chicago Bulls star explained.
Harper continued ... "Because you know, you expect your kids to be good, but you don\u2019t expect them to be overachievers, like he\u2019s really overachieving now. He\u2019s showing me up right now.\u201d
FYI, the elder Harper is a 5x NBA champ, so that's sayin' something!
Speaking of winning titles, the Spurs, obviously, came up short against the Knicks ... but it wasn't a lost year by any stretch.
\u201c[The NBA Finals are] definitely a learning experience. They had a very young basketball team, a young coaching staff -- definitely a learning experience. I think that they achieved the goal that they had this past season. And now the goal is a little bit higher."
Ron says the focus is simple ... grow up fast, take the next step, and recognize that they're now the ones being hunted.
"Everybody's going to be trying to gun for them for 82 games now."
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