Fans Applaud Deion Sanders for Offering Support to Nate Robinson’s Teen Son Amid Former NBA Star’s Heartbreaking Health Revelation

Three-time NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson, 39, faces one of the most challenging periods of his life as doctors search for a kidney match.

While loved ones maintain hope, some of the athlete’s sports colleagues are rallying to support his three children.

Among those stepping up is coach Deion “Prime Time” Sanders, who during one of Nahmier Robinson’s team practices, checked in on the young football player while his father awaits a life-saving donor. Their 20-second exchange was captured on Sanders’ Coach Prime Cam channel.

“3-4,” Sanders calls out. “3-4. How you doing?”

“I’m good. How are you?” the University of Colorado redshirt freshman cornerback answers.

Sanders grabs the helmet and shakes the guard and says, “You know what I mean. How you doing?”

“I’m doing good,” Nahmier says, as Sanders repeats, “How you doing? If you need us let me know. I’m proud of you, boy. … You ballin’, man. Keep going.”

Sanders, the head football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, is helping the young NCAA player adjust to the team as well to the challenges of coping with his sickly father’s health issue.

A short clip of the video was posted on X, where some social media users responded, saying, “We love prime” and “Stay up Nahmier.”

Some people questioned why the exchange was recorded, not realizing this was a snippet from the team’s Portal Day and that the coach records to watch the footage later and strengthen where the squad’s weaknesses are.

“If he’s a real one, he would’ve done it off camera!” wrote one critic, while another said, “Yall ask why record this well maybe other coaches will see this and put in an effort to check on how [their] players mental is going this a W in my book.”

Nahmier, 19, is the elder brother to Robinson’s two other children and appears to be holding it together as his dad fights for his life.