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Master P says Pelicans should hire him as assistant coach: ‘I’m serious’

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Percy Miller poses for the Charlotte Hornets team photographer during picture day at the team’s training facility in Fort Mill, S.C., Thursday Jan. 28, 1999. Miller, also known as rap artist ‘Master P’, is trying out for the team. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Did you know Master P had two NBA contracts?

Percy Miller was with the Hornets before the 1999 season and the Raptors before the 1999-00 season. But he was cut in the preseason both times.

These were mostly publicity stunts. Still, the rapper could actually play a bit. NBA quality? He long insisted yes, though his music career provided a convenient and lucrative excuse for sidetracking his basketball ambitions.

Yet, now, the New Orleans native says he wants back in the NBA with the Pelicans -- in a different role.

Master P, via TMZ:

I think they need me to be an assistant coach.
I’m serious about coaching.

I don’t think he’s actually serious.

But if he is, would it be a good idea? Probably not. The Pelicans have real issues integrating Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, and they need devoted coaches, not passing entertainers, to solve this.

Would it be fun? Heck yeah.

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