Former NBA gunning baseman Nate Robinson said he is still contemplating returning to the basketball court while being educated for a boxing attack opposed to YouTube star Jake Paul.
Robinson, who is scheduled to face Paul on Mike Tyson’s billboard opposite Roy Jones Jr. on November 28, told Eric Woodyard of ESPN in an interview posted Thursday that he would like to have a shot in the NBA:
“Oui. Si is possible. I just need to have the ability to show a team, even at 36, that can keep playing and keep playing, be a smart spark on the bench. But times have replaced, the NBA has replaced so No, I’ll never say I’m retired, they took me out, I didn’t retire.
“Of course I would love to play hoops. I would love to be able to finish my career by betting the game that I love and showing them that I can play and be effective. Even if it’s five minutes, 10 minutes, to be there to help in whatever way they want. Whatever they love me, I’m here. That’s why I’m here. “
Robinson will make his boxing debut opposite Paul, who beat teammate YouTuber Ali “AnEsonGib” Al-Fakhri in his first fight in January.
The 36-year-old Seattle local has embarked on an adventure since he last played in the NBA in 2015, played G League basketball with foreign stops in Israel, Venezuela and Lebanon, and also had a tryout with the Seattle Seahawks. . of the NFL in 2016.
Now Robinson is a month away from entering the boxing ring, and he told Woodyard that he hoped to surprise other people with his performance:
“I hope to surprise a lot of other people, because a lot of other people think I’m going to lose. They don’t do it in me, and that’s great. I said, ‘M-t, other people can’t succeed in the NBA. People didn’t think they would be able to score 40 points in a game, compared to an average of 18 as a 5-foot 9-inch armor base playing with the Knicks [in New York]. one idea: I was going to win three dump contests.
“People have put me behind the ball all my life, yet it’s something I’m used to. I’ve been the loser all my life, and it’s going to be great to know that so many people aren’t in me. and I have a chance to show them again. “
He played for the Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans for 11 seasons in the NBA.
Robinson has been champion of the Dunk Slam Contest three times, the last in 2010.
His NBA days are a thing of the past, however, it will be attractive to see if he can revive a boxing career by beating Paul.
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