Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story

Manchild: The Schea Cotton Story (2016)

June 2nd, 20161h 18min

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Overview

Schea Cotton is the subject of one of the biggest mysteries in basketball’s history. Described as “the Lebron before Lebron,” Inglewood-native Cotton dominated the likes of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce and was one of the most highly touted high school athletes of a pre-social media era. Yet he never made it to the NBA. What happened?


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