LeBron James puts Deion Sanders' critics on notice, says 'haters' are 'in hiding' after Colorado's latest win

The Deion Sanders-coached Colorado Buffaloes defeated Utah connected Saturday to amended to 8-2 connected the season.

Colorado finished with conscionable 4 wins during Sanders' archetypal play astatine the helm, which was a sizeable betterment implicit the shot program's one-win play successful 2022.

Sanders faced his just stock of doubters erstwhile helium made th leap from Jackson State, a historically Black assemblage and assemblage locked successful Mississippi, to a struggling NCAA Division I FBS program. The Buffaloes got disconnected to a 3-0 commencement past season, but immoderate critics became much vocal aft Colorado ended the 2023 run connected a six-game losing streak.

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Nov 16, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes caput manager Deion Sanders calls successful a play successful the archetypal 4th against the Utah Utes astatine Folsom Field. (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

NBA superstar LeBron James has agelong been among the vocal supporters of Sanders, and helium enactment the "haters" connected announcement arsenic helium celebrated the Buffaloes 49-24 triumph implicit Utah.

Nov 1, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James (23) gestures to a teammate during the archetypal fractional against the Toronto Raptors astatine Scotiabank Arena. (John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images)

James suggested Sanders' naysayers person gone into "hiding" this season. He besides declared that Sanders has transitioned from "We coming" to "We here."

DEION SANDERS HAS HAD NO OFFICIAL NFL CONVERSATIONS, FOCUSED ON COLORADO

"I don’t perceive non of those @CUBuffFootball @DeionSanders HATERS being up beforehand and loud! They're successful hiding now! Coach Prime said "We Coming". Well it's "We Here" now. Love what's going connected determination successful Boulder. [sic]" James wrote connected X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, connected Saturday.

Sanders oversaw an assertive roster turnover during the past 2 offseasons, which seems to person paid off. The attack included leaning heavy connected the transportation portal and recruiting immoderate of the champion precocious schoolhouse prospects successful the nation.

Colorado Buffaloes caput manager Deion Sanders with lad and backmost Shedeur Sanders (2) against the Arizona State Sun Devils astatine Mountain America Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Quarterback Sheduer Sanders, Deion's son, has anchored Colorado's high-powered discourtesy this play and two-way prima Travis Hunter continues to beryllium 1 of the champion assemblage shot players successful the country.

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Colorado made the power from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big 12 this season, which acceptable up what galore believed would beryllium a much formidable docket than what the Buffaloes contended with successful 2023.

Nevertheless, Colorado has been up for the situation and remains live for a spot successful the league title and adjacent the College Football Playoff.

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