LeVelle Moton
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Head Coach at NC CENTRAL IG: LeVelle Moton Basketball is what I do, not who I am. Child of God, Hattie Mac's Baby boy. Velle Cares Foundation.
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I wrote a Letter to Myself in attempt to deal with anxiety issues that I ignored for years. Hope this can touch someone in need...🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽
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Dear kids, DMX sold over 72 million records & single handedly saved a record label by the name of Def Jam.... Do your homework before you ask if the man has fans.....Carry On!
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@overtime
We live in a world where a Heisman Trophy Winner, Former NFL MVP can be disrespected by a kid at his own Football Camp...smh Heaven help us all...
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This George Floyd issue has triggered my anxiety disorder. In May 2005, I was driving through my old neighborhood in my truck (which had tented windows) and Raymond Felton was a passenger. In my rearview, i notice a cop following me. I'm on the phone with my mom & she says"Cont'd
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Dear kids, I'm gonna keep it real with u. Forget about imitating MJ athletically on the court.(You can't do that)! Instead, look at my favorite pic of MJ. Look at the Respect he's giving Dean Smith in this pic. No eye roll, no attitude, just RESPECT and being coached.
#LastDance
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Hard seeing your son emotional, once he realizes his fave player has played his last home game. He thought they would play in the backcourt together....
#WeAreNCCU
#BiggerThanBasketball
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“The Love is so Fake…The Jealousy be so Real”…. One man has “Disrupted” the State of College Football. Pay attention to all who take shots..👀👀
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I Tweet for the people that ate their Butter Cookies like this....😂😂😂
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I Fear God not Man....
Hot Clicks: Zion Williamson scares North Carolina Central coach LeVelle Moton
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Isiah Thomas was 6'1 and the only player on earth that beat Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic in their primes.....Give that man his flowers...
#LastDance
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Bobby Portis will be a forgotten man because of Middleton & Giannis’s performance, but trust me, his offense was obvious, but his defense allowed the Bucks versatility
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When all of this is over, Lets remember it wasn't the Billionaires and CEO's that saved us, it was the janitors, nurses, grocery and food workers....You know the "Regular" people that often get overlooked in this positional society...
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A coach emailed me hoping to join my staff. I look at his Twitter, & he says LeBron is overrated. If u think LBJ stinks, who u gon recruit?
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I grew up in an era where we hung basketball posters on our bedroom walls...This my friends, is the coldest poster ever...🔥🔥
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15 yrs ago,
@JohnWall
was a kid in my hood that needed Inspiration so i gave him that. Today, he gave that Inspiration to my son. Life is Full Circle. The Universe returns the energy you put out. Luv u nephew. Thx u. God bless.
#RaleighRaised
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My big brother on the left (Nate McMillan) raised me..I tried to be the same big brother to the guy on the right (PJ Tucker)...Now, these two Southside Raleigh kids will square off in the Eastern Conf Finals...Dreams Come True! So proud of my brothers. Love y’all...⭐️🙏🏾⭐️💯
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support George Floyd and his family during this tumultuous time and see that justice is brought to his name. He needs you! His family needs you. Your student athletes NEED YOU! Black people Need You! May God bless you all....
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Drugs and Alcohol are bad...But "Attention" has to be the
#1
Addiction in the world today. People are losing their souls for likes, comments and retweets....smh
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When We (MEN) go to the grocery store, we never have a plan.....We just walk up and down each aisle and grab what grabs our attention.
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Game Blouses....
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Dear ESPN, just play ALL 10 episodes tonight. I promise we'll stay up until 4am....
#TheLastDance
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Basketball is the one job where 99% of your critics aren't as good as you at it....
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So many people talk about how
@StephenCurry30
changed the game forever Offensively..( I 100% Agree)…However, his biggest Impact is changing the game Defensively. Teams started switching 1-5 bc it was impossible to hedge a screen on him. The guy is 6’3 180lbs…Let that marinate!
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College Basketball took a hit today. When I was hired, the 1st person to reach out & offer support was Roy Williams. Over the years, we became great friends. Thank you 4 ur support, friendship, and making our game better. You will be missed. See u on the golf course my man
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Surprised my son with his new wall in his room today. His reaction is PRICELESS!
#MotonStrong
#GrindForYourLastName
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Two Weeks before Mother’s Day : “Sorry, no more reservations, we’re booked”….
On Father’s Day : “Party of 15, right this way Please…..smh
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A woman’s “I’ll be ready in 5 minutes”and a man’s “I’ll be home in 5 minutes” are exactly the same…😂😂
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As a kid, I don’t care what problem you had at school…The moment you saw this lady, with this pan…Things were instantly better! 😂❤️
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Stop letting these dudes teach ya'll the same moves that got them cut...
I keep telling ya’ll that this is the Biggest Threat to Youth Basketball that we know!
Guys creating corny names and demonstrating moves that barely work in the YMCA or LA Fitness!
I’m disgusted by this Stuff!!! 🤦🏽♂️
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Dear Parents, prepare your kids for the journey, don’t try to prepare the journey for the kids. We’re so busy trying to give these kids what we “didn’t “ have, that we forget to give them what we “did” have...
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Rasheed Wallace deserves to be in the Hall of Fame....Retweet this if you agree....
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Dear kids, US coaches stay on you about the "Little Things" of being on time, touching a line, going to class, etc. because DISCIPLINE is the most important trait of a CHAMPION. How you do ANYTHING is how you do EVERYTHING and it will soon show...
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We really used to print out 4 pages from Mapquest and travel like Pirates…😂😂
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Every NBA Championship Team from 94-03 had either Steve Kerr or Robert Horry on it.......
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At age 17, I made my college choice to attend NC Central. My mom made me call every school/coach that recruited me, say “Thank You”, and inform them of my decision. It built Character! Gone are those days…smh Nowadays, kids just get Ghost and you find out on social media..smh 🤔
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Women Basketball Players are so much more Skilled than Men....I said what I said.....
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A month ago, VJ lost to Team Greensboro by 2 pts. He fouled out, and cried on da way home. I told him “No Pity Parties cuz Adversity introduces a man to himself “! Last Wknd…he played Gboro again & had 26 pts & the game winning steal. He jumped in my arms & said “Daddy I did it”
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but RALEIGH is it’s own city. DURHAM is it’s own city. Raleigh-Durham is the airport….Hope this helps..👌🏾👌🏾💯
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My mom was crying, I was emotionally paralyzed but was thankful just to be alive. When I see brothers like George Floyd and countless others, I'm triggered. My stomach turns and my heart becomes heavy for their love ones. Its more than a hashtag...Its personal for many who can
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In 2008, I was training NBA Guys when I received a call at 12am from Danny Green. He said "Velle, Can you meet me at the gym for a workout in at 1am"? At the time, my wife is pregnant with my daughter, so I said "Sure" and we head over....Danny had been cut from the Spurs Cont'd
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think that I'm an A$$Hole"...He extended his hand but I refused to shake it. I sat on that curb for 30 minutes humiliated. Its the first time in my life I felt less than a man. I never said anything publicly bc Ray was entering the draft and I didn't wanna impact his draft value
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Dear Basketball fans, Stop with the Foolishness! Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) is the GOAT of College Basketball. He had an 88-2 record. Won 3 Nat'l Chips, 3x College Player of the Year, 3x MOP...No one can compare.....No One! Carry On...
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Happy for my brother Hubert Davis. So many ppl don’t understand that UNC isn’t a Bball program, it’s a 5th generation family. Hubert is the connector bc he played for Coach Smith and coached with Roy.. He’ll do well
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in a different light. As NCAA Coaches, we have the privilege of doing what we love. Many of the student/athletes that help feed our families and help create generational wealth for many POWER 5 coaches are the complexion of George Floyd. I challenge NCAA Coaches to publicly
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Here's personal training story with Danny Green: DG called me at 12:30am
to meet him at UNC and train him. He had been cut by the Spurs 2 or 3 Times and I stopped the workout after 5 min. I told him, lets forget the combo dribbles and 1on 1 moves..cont'd
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Don't ever doubt God's plan for you. Began as a Middle School coach making $225 per month. Today......Practice w/
@usabasketball
! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Regardless of your personal feelings about Duke, What Coach K has done for the game of basketball is immeasurable....Love and respect to him and his family. The game is better because of you!
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Once I started spending my own money, I realized Momma was right....."We got food at home"!...😂😂
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understand the feeling of being targeted. See that cop didnt see a coach. That cop didn't see Ray as a National Champion fro UNC, he saw what he perceived as "Two Dope Boys" and thats what was scary. So today I decide to do my part in making this world see this tragic events
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When I was 13, Nate McMillan came back to our hood to do a basketball camp. He pulled up in a Mercedes w/ MAC-10 on the plates. Afterwards, he gave me a $100 & told me "If u keep working, you'll have plenty of those". Somebody need to give him alot of $100 bills cuz he can coach
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If you knew what was said in your absence, you'd stop smiling around a lot of people....
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Not every “Friend Request “ is a Friend Request….Some are just Surveillance Cameras…Know the Difference…💯👊🏾💯
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Just do right by people. Don’t worry if that energy is returned or not....That ain’t on you
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NO Teacher should have to work two jobs to ensure a quality of life...If an education is the most important thing on earth, then we need to pay the ones thats providing it.
#ThankATeacher
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Dear ESPN, Now would be a good time to show that Bulls documentary that was scheduled to appear in June...PS You have everyone's attention...
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Whoever is willing to tell you the truth about yourself......Run TO them, not Away from them....
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Wow...This is not a landmark, this is PERSONAL! My childhood park will bear my name...Real Tears...God is Amazing! Thank you Raleigh...🙏🏽♥️🙏🏽
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Shoutout to Kevin Durant for the love and hospitality. He gave VJ the VIP treatment, then left him courtside seats for his birthday. VJ said “Daddy, this is the best Birthday ever”! Can’t thank you enough family…👊🏾🙏🏾💯
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RIP Shock G....No Tupac without this gentleman. Gone too soon 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾
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Crazy thing is, UNC beating Duke at Duke was the best thing to happen to UNC AND Duke…It gave UNC “Belief” and gave Duke “Focus”….
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The common fan will never understand that Teaching & Coaching are “Thankless Jobs”. You literally spend more time with other people’s kids than ur own. Often times, the parents of those kids don’t seem to appreciate you while ur own kids have missed out on precious moments.
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A UNC fan just asked me "What's my connection to UNC"? For starters, my cousin (Donald Williams) was MVP of ur 93' Final 4 team. I remember Dean Smith walking through our hood to recruit him, & the man had every "tough guy" in our hood escorting him. Coach Smith had closed Cont'd
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Don't ever stop being a Good person....Just change who you're good to.....
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Dear Milwaukee Bucks...Please give PJ Tucker a 3 year contract extension. As long as KD has a job in the East, he should have one. No one is stopping KD, but he's the only one you have with the heart to take the challenge...Pay that man...
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There was a guy by the name of Eddie Robinson that was pretty good at this coaching thing….He won 408 games and coached 200 pros…
Ranking college football's 10 winningest coaches of all-time after Nick Saban's retirement.
✍️:
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"Stay Calm"...Soon after, the cop siren goes off and I pull over. He and his partner rush my my truck, and jerks my door open with guns pulled. He snatches me out the truck, and forces me to spread eagle on my truck. He's kicking my ankles forcing me to spread my legs while his
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and says "These are not dope boys...This is LeVelle Moton & Raymond Felton....after they break their huddle, the initial officer walks up and says "Aye man, I apologized but you fit the description of a call we received" He said "Please accept my apology cuz I dont want u to
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The trade the Lakers will regret is not getting Kyle Lowry at the deadline...right
@KendrickPerkins
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In 1991, I was sitting in the cafe w/my girlfriend, when a group of HS seniors started Teasing &
"cracking" on me about being poor and having a lunch ticket. It was the most embarrassing feeling ever. Later that day, she broke up with me and never gave me an explanation. Cont'd
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Partner is telling me don't say a "F#$%$ Word" and he's calling for backup. They haven't asked for drivers license, registration, or nothing. Ray is on the phone with my mom and they dont know he's in the truck (windows tented)... They shove me to the pavement and force me to sit
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Mind you, its raining outside and I have on all white. Soon after, his backup arrives and literally pulls up on the curb 4ft away from me with his gun drawn. He asked for my license and I told him "I'm not reaching in this truck for you to shoot me"....His partner glances at me
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on the curb. They're yet to tell me why they pulled me. They ask "Can they search my truck" and I say "NO"! They say "Its because you got dope in the car huh"?....I'm screaming for him to get his hands off me and now Ray is telling me to stay calm because my mom is terrified.
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I'm sorry ya'll, but this Cam Newton video got me disturbed. RESPECT is everything for ME! I was KD's podcast (The Boardroom) and one of the producers was Andre Harrell's son...We had to stop the podcast bc I spent 20 min telling him what his father meant to me and the culture..
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Got a call from this guy last night who said he’s retired, but he still knows a thing or two about hoops..😂😂 Not many people in this business I consider a Friend, but he’s definitely one. Thanks Coach for stopping by! Much love ❤️ 🙏🏾🏀
#WeAreNCCU
#RoyWilliams
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To all the players within eye sight of this tweet...Please understand, The game of Basketball will give you exactly what you give it...You cheat, it'll Cheat....You stay loyal, the game will stay loyal...You give 50%, you'll get 50% in return....You get what you give so give 100%
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Don't let that call distract you from the fact that Kyle Guy went Reggie Miller and scored 6 points in 6.5 seconds....
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RIP Legend...Wrote on some of our favorite shows from our childhood..Sanford & Son, Good Times...etc...Tremendous talent
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This Missed Free Throw changed the lives of so many individuals. So much is different if this shot goes on. In years to come, it will be known as “The Shot Missed Around the World “….
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So Wendy Williams on "BET" bashing HBCU'S huh??? On BET ya'll...
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Look, I'm a Celtics fan 4 Life so I spent several years rooting against Bron and trying to find flaws, but homie is in his 17th year and just ended the series with a 38-16-10 performance....On the cover of SI at 16, and handled the pressure like a G....
#RESPECT
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Why is it easier to fall asleep on the couch unintentionally, than in bed intentionally? I need answers
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but You deserve friends that speak highly of you behind your back….💯👊🏾👀
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Every night, I allow my 7 yr old son (VJ) to watch 20 minutes of an NBA game before bedtime. Tonight, he said "Daddy, what happened? I thought the Rockets suppose to play OKC" tonight?? No higher education or degree can prepare you as a parent for that conversation....
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Happy Birthday to my lil bro (PJ Tucker), and Continued well wishes to my big bro (Nate McMillan) for the outstanding job he’s doing in Atlanta. Our block produced some Real Ones...💯🙏🏾💯
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I see all of these basketball trainers teaching combination dribbles and moves but I dont see anyone shooting spot up shots. Understand this, 60% of basketball is based off ur ability to make an open shot. If u can't, the other moves dont matter...
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No Teacher should have to to work Two jobs to ensure a quality of life. If an education is the most important thing on earth, then educators should be compensated as the most important people...
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We so busy tryna give these kids what we Didn’t have, that we forget to give them what we Did…
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UNC definitely need to give King Rice a piece of that net because they were really prepared for Saint Peters....Hard to be that well prepared in 48 hours without a detailed scout from someone who faced them 3x
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Normalize using words like colleague, classmate, acquaintance, neighbor, client, etc...Not everyone is your friend....
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The most underrated thing about this doc is the remarkable job James & Deloris Jordan did in raising MJ...Supported him, but made him earn everything. Parents are so essential to the success/failure of their children...
#TheLastDance
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