The NBA vs. NFL debate can never possibly have a definitive answer. But that won’t stop athletes like Shannon Sharpe and Davante Adams from weighing in on the discussion.
Adams appeared on Friday’s episode of the “Club Shay Shay” podcast hosted by Sharpe. The Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver was asked for his take on the longstanding debate pitting athletes from the NBA against those of the NFL.
Adams and Sharpe both detailed their reasons as to why NFL athletes are superior to both their basketball and baseball counterparts.
Adams: “It’s not even close. The physical aspect is just one piece. Then you get into the speed. They’re agile, but just being to move in grass is different.
Sharpe: “Plus, y’all got like four plays in basketball. We’ve got 150 we’ve got to run.”
Adams: “And we’re going to change the play. You might get three calls in the huddle.”
“Football players are the most athletic. They can jump the highest, they can run the fastest, they’re the strongest, they’re the toughest… Y’all got like 4 plays in basketball, we got 150 we gotta remember.”
– Shannon Sharpe
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Adams added that football players need to spend at least three years in college to learn all the plays and complexities of football. The 3-time All-Pro compared the football player’s experience to that of a basketball player, who is eligible to make the leap to the NBA after just one year.
Former NBA player Austin Rivers recently irked a few NFL stars with his own take on the NFL-NBA debate. It would be interesting to see if any NBA players respond to the points laid out by Sharpe and Adams.
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