Sebastian Telfair on Growing Up in Brookyn Projects, Friends Killed, Becoming #1 Player (Part 1)

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Sebastion Telfair, a New York basketball legend, had a candid conversation on VladTV about his unique upbringing and subsequent rise to basketball fame. Telfair grew up in Coney Island, Brooklyn, with both parents. His father, a Vietnam War veteran, struggled with PTSD following his service. Coming from a big family, Telfair clarified that he has fourteen siblings, not ten, that spans across his mother and father's relationships and includes notable names like Stephon Marbury (cousin). The star player also talked about growing up in New York during the nineties, which he described as rough, but said he didn't consider his childhood rough. Telfair began playing basketball at age 9 and quickly became a rising star, later going on to play in the NBA.