Former NBA star Austin Rivers is facing massive backlash from NFL players over his recent viral comments.
During an appearance on the Pat McAfee show, Rivers said he believed that the NBA is the superior league because NBA players could play in the NFL while NFL players couldn’t play in the NBA.
“I can take 30 players right now in the NBA and throw them in the NFL.
You cannot take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA.”“I can take 30 players right now in the NBA and throw them in the NFL. You cannot take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA.” —@AustinRivers25
What NBA players could you see playing in the NFL?
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It didn’t take long for NFL players to respond to Rivers’ comments, and they crushed him on social media.
“You don’t got a job in either right now, go head and try it”-
“I watched him say he quit football after one day because it was too hot and the coach was yelling at him”
“The #1 job requirement of being an NFL player is to be semi-psychotic with little to zero regard for your body. You list me those 30 NBA players here in this thread with examples please…”-
“I usually don’t get into this but if you’re not a perennial all nba defender you can’t guard me. It’s impossible”-
“and do what ?? What are they doing in the NFL??”-
“We gone fold every single one”
Rivers ended up firing back at JJ Watt after he dunked on him.
@JJWatt played 11 years broski. Might play next year in fact…that would make it 12 ..like someone I know. Respect your a football legend holding it down for the bros. My comments weren’t meant to be disrespectful. Only a point to how athletically gifted SOME NBA players are…
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25)
@JJWatt u don’t think Ant man could make that transition to the NFL? Wide receiver? Prime Lebron? Zion? Prime d rose or Westbrook? Aaron Gordon at tight end? Now give me yours for the NFL to the NBA…I’ll wait
. Notice I never said myself btw. So easy on the shade towards me.
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25)
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