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I went to a shopping mall with my team and coaches in the “Caesar's Palace” hotel on the Vegas trip. I was 14 years old and a member of Southern California All-Stars, a collection of the best high school players in Los Angeles. ... But the perception around him from the age of 14 was that he would be a “can't miss” NBA superstar. This perception hurt Schea more than anything else. It was too early. The attention was too much. Some kids can handle all the attention and ...