Being a two-sport athlete is very difficult, as Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson are really the only two to succeed in multiple leagues over the past few decades. Overall, it is tough to go from succeeding at one sport to finding a role in another.
That begs the question: would it be easier for a football player to join the NBA or a basketball player to enter the NFL? That is the question Jason and Travis Kelce asked Paul George, and the Clippers forward defended the NBA in the debate.
“I don't think any football player could cross over to the NBA, our game is completely skilled,” George said on Podcast P with Paul George. “I think for an NFL guy to be able to play in the league, they gotta be hell of a shooter, because otherwise we’re not gonna guard you, you can’t shoot. That athleticism, that strength, that means nothing if you can’t shoot the ball in our league.”
