• VitoRobles@lemmy.today
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    21 hours ago

    Not the Olympics, but for the difference between regular people and top tier athletes. If you’re not familiar with “the Scallenge”:

    However, one player who developed a reputation for being among the worst in the NBA was Brian Scalabrine. He was criticised for being a bench warmer and averaged just 3.1 points per game during his time in the league.

    And in 2013, after continued criticism for his bench role, he famously responded: “I’m closer to LeBron than you are to me.”

    He plays (and destroys) non-pro players. It’s not like regular dudes off the street. He’s playing people who were trying out for the NBA, and they were the top of their own local league.

    NBA’s ‘Worst Ever Player’ Took On Three Amateurs in Never-Before-Seen Challenge

    https://www.sportbible.com/nba/worst-ever-player-amateurs-never-seen-challenge-basketball-785818-20251128

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      20 hours ago

      Yep, can confirm. I suck at sports and know it, rather than being a couch warming critic. My sister runs circles around me in any sport and she’s recreational level. A pro player would destroy me in minutes

      • PhoenixDog@lemmy.world
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        15 hours ago

        There are players who play in the ECHL (The lowest level of pro hockey in North America) who will play rec leagues in the offseason, and they might as well be Crosby or McDavid when they’re playing with randoms.

        There’s videos of John Scott, an enforcer who basically just fought people and scored 5 goals in his 10 year NHL career. I know people who played beer league with him and he was doing laps around everyone. Just stick handling through three defenders and showing off.