Charles Barkley JJ Watt & James Jones Call Out Austin Rivers For His NFL Take On Pat McAfee Show

Austin Rivers is getting called out by the NBA and NFL community for his horrible take while on the Pat McAfee show when he claimed 30 NBA players could easily transition to the NFL.
#austinrivers #jjwatt #patmcafee

[@KamT91]

Didn’t know CTE existed in the NBA until Austin Rivers came around 😂

[@madmike3974]

He did get punched in the face his last season 😂

[@KamT91]

@@madmike3974 I think he got it from watching his dad coach lol

[@RonFly824]

Never got an elbow from a giant 6'10" in the head. ? I know you dumb.

[@MrMuaythai84]

mix dude are confused like their race

[@Supafly101]

Tell Austin Rivers to tackle Derrick Henry then we can talk lol. Or better yet give Austin a inside slant route into Myles Garrett or T.J Watt 🤷🏽‍♂️😆

[@troymash8109]

Hell, little Mike Hilton, the Bengals nickel, would knock Rivers outta his shoes.

[@Liam-zu3yz]

I was thinking more like ray lewis.

[@PiyachonYuenyongHYDE]

Tell him to try that on Fred Warner or Bobby Wagner. Or tell him to try to catch the ball on Lajarious Sneed or Jalen Ramsey. I love to see him catch the ball and run north south

[@79Glitch]

Don’t be r-traded. Austin Rivers, and most NBA players, would be a tight end or receiver or QB.

[@yesyouarecorrectbut]

Why? 1: When did Austin say he was one of the 30? 2: When did Austin say anything about playing defense? 3: Why would it be impossible for the best 6’3-6’8 athletes in the NBA to become a Red Zone threat catching TDs in the end zone over 5’10 CBs? Zion could never win a 1vs1 over a regular CB in the NFL as a Red Zone threat? GTFOH PS: Austin is especially correct now when the rules of contact have changed in the NFL because it was always going to be mentality and not athletics that would stop them from succeeding!

[@FeWick]

The most physical specimen in basketball history “lebron james” gets tap on the shoulder you would think he got hit by piccolo’s special beam cannon

[@hitek9too255]

LeBron was a star wide receiver and heavily recruited for major college football programs.

[@rodrickcross]

Recruited doesn't mean you can step in the NFL. It's a whole bunch of guys who recruited to play college who don't even make it in college

[@CharlieCrack9980]

Austin Rivers is someone who made it to the NBA via nepotism 😂😂😂

[@cjjohnson3827]

He was good college player at duke but not so much as an nba player.

[@UnKnown-eu2rw]

Austin rivers was a decent player. Had a good career

[@kevinhousen2791]

So. He was a decent NBA player.

[@YbNs-yz9kr]

Had many chances because he was the coachs son . He was not good at all. Dude woulda been a bum with reps that a regular player at his skill level will get

[@SaintMamba]

Disagreeing with his take is one thing but saying he only made it into the league because of his dad is beyond stupid. Bro was a top player coming out of high school and college. Just couldn’t meet expectations.

[@CTRAM-ky9yo]

Austin Rivers is 5 beers short of a 6 pack..

[@seriously_illy5231]

We can resolve this immediately. Tell Austin to go ahead pad up and run some Oklahoma's

[@Youremomsbed]

To make it fair, have em go up against college guys. He would get killed either way

[@miguelvazquez-ph2sm]

A bunch of washed up former high school players would light him up and humble him. Modern NCAA freshmen would hit him so hard he'd reconsider every decision he's ever made

[@17thNO]

2 things here. #1: Thomas Davis for the Carolina Panthers played in the 2015 Superbowl one week after having his entire forearm shattered and stapled together and played well and continued his career for years. An NBA player would be out for at least 1 season if not ever play again. #2: Brock Lesnar tried to make play in the NFL and could not make it. The Load Management, Country Club, Drip Fashion Show boys who are all afraid of Draymond Green would pee in their pants and cry if they were on an NFL field. You have a few screws loose to even play NFL football or box or mixed martial arts. Those are three sports only the extremely tough survive.

[@kevinhousen2791]

1) you can play football with a cast on at the running back position. 2) Brook didn't even attempt to play basketball. Do better

[@southpaw3199]

​@kevinhousen2791 you're not helping your cause buddy lol. Yes, you can play football with a cast on so you think that means it's easier than basketball. No the NFL is tougher than the NBA all day. You play with concussions, ruptured spleen, and people end up paralyzed and die when getting up to the NFL. When Running backs start flopping to not get tackled..... then maybe you got a point lmao 🤣

[@troymash8109]

​@@kevinhousen2791You need to do better. 😂 That was pathetic.

[@Liam-zu3yz]

That’s a great point a former ufc heavyweight champion couldn’t make it and he was on steroids. Makes you think how many guys from the nfl could have been cage fighters or boxers

[@tr5kd]

Legitimately have no idea why you even mentioned Brock. I wouldn’t classify him as an athletic freak with explosive speed, great ball tracking skills, loose hips, and the list goes on. He’s a big white dude with power - and there’s a place for that in the sports world but not in the conversation with the greatest athletes on the planet.

[@grizbear9519]

There are NOT many players in the NBA that can play in the NFL. They are WAYYYYYY too soft!!!

[@carrite]

........and there's that.

[@hbathletictraining]

Austin woke up, hit the crack pipe, and said F it I need some attention 😂

[@StephenASmithESPN]

HE DONT DO CRACK HE DOES METH BIG DIFFERENCE. METH IS FOR GANGSTERS CRACK IS FOR JUNKIES

[@kcgetmoney]

The walking embodiment of Nepotism himself Austin Rivers is a joke.

[@hotsplayer2207]

He only had an nba career because of his daddy, lmao

[@kcgetmoney]

@@hotsplayer2207 that's what Nepotism means.

[@joelcarlisle1389]

@@kcgetmoneyhe slow. Leave him alone.

[@kcgetmoney]

@@joelcarlisle1389 lol

[@chrislo2007]

nah, he was still decent. guy lasted 10 years. watch bronny not even last 2 years

[@rhameseshamilton8045]

The only load management in football is you broke something and need surgery or a cast.

[@txkid92]

Or you get cut 😂😂😂

[@hitek9too255]

Please. NFL started load management resting players in week 13, 14, and after gaining home field advantage or a playoff spot. Bill Belichick been doing load management.

[@34blackula]

@@hitek9too255 Damn what year are you in? Nobody is securing home field advantage in no week 13 or 14.

[@oscart8620]

Maybe Austin Rivers is talking about soccer where flopping is a norm.

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

how is it possible for mf's to normalize flopping in football since officials introduced VAR to watch mf's. Players still flop but it's less and not as obvious as if they were dying

[@gamble777888]

It's not even as prevelant there as in the NBA.

[@KansasToOz]

Life long NBA fan here. but Shaq you’re 7’2, what u gon play in the NFL? a Goal post?

[@madmike3974]

Bro imagine him as a RB lol 7'1 325 like his rookie season at Orlando

[@yesyouarecorrectbut]

Defensive End, DT with that size Shaq wouldn’t be in my pick of 30 players, Charles is weak - played one practice as a DT and hurt his neck so he got scared and bases his opinion on that trauma as a young teen - Meat Head nr2

[@frostywarrior4649]

Shaq wouldn't have the conditioning to play football

[@yesyouarecorrectbut]

@@frostywarrior4649 Or the Toughness and drive to get back out there everyday with pads and get your bell rung

[@vincenthammons-kd9du]

shaq would become a cripple on his first play

[@tommymorano7254]

No freaking way! He’s high, no way can NBA players go and play football, especially in the NFL.

[@user-ii9jn7qu8k]

Austin Rivers idk what is worse your nba career or analyst job😂😂

[@GOODMuzikBoi]

I mean Charlie Ward was a Heisman winner and played in the NBA. A lot of players in the NBA and NFL played both in high school. The NBA players would be WRs, maybe safeties, a couple can play CB. They would mostly be at the skilled position. NFL players because of their rough nature would be like the Charles Oakley role. Tough guy. I respect both sports for what they are. NFL is tougher. NBA more finesse in my opinion. Neither sport is easy. Austin and James Jones need to shut the hell up.

[@vincenthammons-kd9du]

anything over 6' 8" would not be very good in nfl

[@gamble777888]

People don't understands you have to have skills to play those positions. No NBA player is going to just decide to be CB and be anything other than the worst CB to ever suit up. I'm sure there's many NFL players that can hang around the three point line and make an open three

[@TimSpangler-rd6vs]

I could play in either league. For exactly 1.3 seconds with no production

[@ZOOOOMali]

Same thang finesse my way into signing as a backup QB lots of Millions 💰🤞🏿🤝🏿😈 zero production handshakes with 10 mfs 15 LFG And 25 Handle Business 🎉🗣️ while being a Team Leader & just Showing to practice

[@Dimesprodz]

JJ Watt is right.

[@Troy_PolamalusCousin]

I thought Andrew Tate grew out his hair

[@Freethrows36]

And Austin Rivers just put himself in the same boat as Ryan Hollins as a sportscaster just that fast well Gahdamn

[@yesyouarecorrectbut]

He is correct in his assessment though Instead of discussing how I’m right you can go watch “Johnny Wilson’s” highlight tape - He got drafted by the Eagles - After you have seen the tape please come back to me and tell me there are not 30 players in the NBA that are more athletic and could do what he does! Why would it be impossible for Ex Zion, Ant, Gordon any of these 6’5-6’7 220-270lbs Uber athletic Wings to become Red Zone threats in the NFL? The NFL has about one 6’6 receiver per roster, names you never heard of! Just for 1v1 in the end Zone Austin is correct The internet is filled with meat heads

[@user-vm4wm4hg7o]

These NBA players couldn't even handle 30 college football players 😂

[@sschevmale24]

If Doc rivers is coaching NFL Rivers will be on that team. He won't survive but he will be on the team lol

[@legionmartin]

That basketball guy is a clown. Football players can get seriously hurt on any given down. I Bet there are more football players that could play basketball if they wanted to. Basketball players cry for mommy when they are barely touched. Basketball players are the 4th softest athletes next to soccer players, tennis players and golfers. Football players and NHL hockey are the toughest. Hockey definitely requires more skill. Unlike 20 years ago, basketball players don't really have to worry about being hit very hard anymore. Not like when Jordan and Charles Barkley played.

[@RonFly824]

Not every giving down Silly cuz they play offense or defense so WRONG . THEY SIT OUT half the dam game watching. WR are biggest babies in all of Sports . Most DB's CANT TACKLE ANYONE. NFL is Charmin soft.

[@theophilus1981]

Austin Rivers is kidding himself.

[@tonycoleman21]

Dude said a shooting forward 🤣🤣

[@rathananhek270]

AUSTIN RIVERS CAN BARELY PLAY BASKETBALL 🤣😂

[@jonathanhollier3314]

Shaq : “yea we can play football, stand up right now Chuck!” 😂😂😂

[@poppyshoessp]

He'd be on the sideline gasping for oxygen 🤣

[@southpaw3199]

30 Nba players can play football right now Austin was right. But the sport is spelled Futbol. Lol FIFA all day, they flop just as much

[@MrBige8420]

Tell ‘em James!!💪🏾🙏🏿

[@jefflim7527]

Don't mind Austin Rivers. He was just trying to say shht to be somebody in the media because he was a nobody in the NBA. #NBA #NFL

[@laurelanderson6782]

There’s really not probably over three players in each major pro sports league that could play in the other major pro sports leagues. Can anyone imagine LeBron taking the pitch for Man United or Chelsea or Arsenal in Premier League? Can anyone imagine Mahomes playing in the NHL? Can anyone imagine Ohtani taking Centre Court at Wimbledon for a huge match? The thing is every major pro sports league is so elite there just isn’t going to be a high level of cross over possible. As Brock Lesnar said when he tried out for the Vikings. In athleticism, he was their equal. But they were in football grad school and he was in football kindergarten

[@carrite]

There MIGHT be 30 NBA players that could play in the NFL, but almost none of them are guards.

[@aaronjohnson8395]

Mo Allie Cox played college basketball at VCU. Never played a single game of college football. Hadn’t played organized football since he was a freshman in high school. I believe he is in his 6th year in the NFL.

[@MaddDoggie]

There’s a way to settle this.

[@farharbor3178]

There’s infinitely more complexity to football than basketball. A place kicker, a db, an edge rusher, a center, a qb … are in the same sport; but they’re hardly playing the same game. Secondly theres NBA athleticism (wow I can’t believe a guy that gangly can move, good for him) and then there’s NFL athleticism which is an order of magnitude different.

[@ricpez718]

Never heard of a NBA player getting CTE..

[@RonFly824]

You been elbowed in your mellon by a 7ft monster ? It happens All the time. There Giants knees, elbows, crashing to hard wood, no padding no helmets and Not 18games only. NFL is EASIER

[@ricpez718]

@@RonFly824 nah.. still have not heard..

[@poppyshoessp]

They talk about it, but it's not nearly like NFL.

[@Musiccafe5890]

Put up or shut up. Pull 11 from the NBA and suit up. Then pull five from the NFL and so the same. Play the games a week apart. Who's in? Coin flip decides which game is played first.

[@arianprofit]

What JJ says goes. He played on both sides of the ball. And if he wanted to coulda probably been an nba player if he trained from a child

[@damionhood9642]

He saw that it work for skip B. for so many years so he said fuck it. Why not me?

[@ISpeakFacts09]

Bruh Pat mcafee would lay Austin rivers out , and he’s a kicker… and what position would shaq play 😂

[@user-ds5ow9zk3v]

Tuff guy dremon green tried out in college. He found out they hit back in football. And quit

[@reginaldmckenzie9226]

Austin Rivers talking that s**t...Pad Up 😅😅😅

[@miguelvazquez-ph2sm]

Austin Rivers can't even play at the NAIA level.

[@douglastovey2685]

I’d like to see how the Joker or Luca would be if they played quarterback their entire lives.

[@rodrickcross]

It wouldn't matter. It's a reason NFL players don't get taller than about 6'8 at tackle taller than that and it's a liability. You're a walking, ACL injury, waiting to happen

[@justwondering1967]

A league that combined football and basketball would be pretty sick. Instead of uprights there is a hoop on each end (bigger hoop pitched at 45 degree angle. You can either dunk after reception or after a rush (or throw it in at some distance after catch or rush). Extra point is the QB throwing it in behind the line of scrimmage at the five yard line from shotgun. What type of guys are you gonna put on your team?

[@jdub4500]

NBA players couldn't play in the nfl. One hit and they'd fake an injury

[@allopez3166]

The way basketball players roll on the ground after a soft foul, and they think they can play football? Delusional

[@footballtechcontent3165]

Austin off that white girl 😂😂😂 that boy forgot about blocking and tackling 😂😂😂 that boy forgot about 100+ degree heat and concussions. Ppl who work in air conditioned buildings should not be tryna act like they are tough as construction workers 😂

[@Jin04115]

Corner position is the hardest- facts

[@Muskogee]

I don't believe that. A corner on the line would get broken up.

[@garydagg9112]

​@@Muskogee I think he means skill wise. Your trying to follow and disrupt a pass, it's a entirely reactionary position. Also if you do it for 99pc of The passes you done your job. 1 pass goes through it could be a game changer.

[@DD-sw1dd]

I say give Austin some pads and let him try scrimmaging with the 2nd team on a Division 1 college team.

[@34blackula]

Why am I not surprised that Shaq agrees with him lol. There are a few NFL players that can play in the NBA for sure, I'm sure there are at least 2 guys maybe in the NBA that can play in the NFL. I mean the playbook comparison alone would hamper most NBA players, not to mention the extra 70 yards they'd have to defend. I mean most of them can barely handle a good pick by a defender, imagine someone 235+ coming at them with serious intention to kill thanks to Rivers disrespecting their sport.

[@Muskogee]

Shaq, you need to be quiet. Shaq, do you know what the Oklahoma drill is? They once outlawed it. County fair? In the cold, heat, rain, sleet, snow? Hit 90 times a game on the line.

[@UppurMGMT]

I went to my daughter’s high school football game and saw the QB up close 🤦🏾‍♂️. BRUH… the dude was in high school at like 6’4 225 solid! They call us basketball players freaks but these young football players look like grown men in high school.

[@jarretthoward4593]

Why does Austin Rivers look like? Andrew Tate

[@francmittelo6731]

If you have ever played soccer and basketball, then you should understand why "flopping" is necessary. Especially in soccer. If you don't go down, then the referee will not a call foul, and defenders will kick your shins throughout the game. LOL

[@joseharper3314]

NBA players have a different skill set. Austin rivers wouldn’t last an entire game in the league and 99% don’t wanna take a hit which is only half the game. The ball moving that fast, learning the play book, and so much more than just athleticism.

[@skeetajohnson]

Austin Rivers thinks everyone makes it to the NFL.

[@kolehoagie]

Never listen to a dude talking in front of a double poster of himself

[@leelewis5544]

Everybody is a shock jock nowadays because they probably have a podcast. He already knows many folks don’t respect him anyway. I guess he wanted to fan those flames for the reaction he got from sports fans and athletes.

[@gtparker2317]

Little Austin, you are living out fantasies.

[@travesotom6890]

Imagine one of theses NBA players trying to block AD they would get destroyed 😂😆

[@75jessejohnson]

Gonzalez was born in Torrance, California.[3] He was raised by his mother, who worked two jobs to support the family. His paternal grandfather, whose surname was "Gonçalves," had moved from Cape Verde to Argentina; he was of part Portuguese ancestry.[4][5] His paternal grandmother was Jamaican, with part Scottish ancestry; and his mother's family is African-American, with mixed European roots.[6][7][8] Gonzalez attended Huntington Beach High School[9] in Huntington Beach, California, where he lettered in football and basketball. As a senior, he caught 62 passes for 945 yards and 13 touchdowns and was a first-team All America selection at both tight end and linebacker. Playing basketball, he was named Orange County and Sunset League MVP as he averaged 26 points per game.[10] After his senior year, Gonzalez was named the Orange County High School Athlete of the Year, beating out athletes such as golfer Tiger Woods.[11] Tony Gonzalez NFL Hall of Fame Tight End Drop Mic 🎤

[@katrinachavez3533]

I used to get runs all over rec centers in Orange County with Tony G., Sean Rooks, Cedric Ceballos, Miles Simon, Reggie Geary, Cherokee Parks, Doug Gottlieb, Alonzo Jamison and some other made heads I can't think of off the top of my head. Tony and Reggie were the nicest, most humble cats out of the whole bunch. But when they were on the court they had the maniacal mental of killers in serial. Unlike today's vaginal cerebral ballers. Them runs we used to get were a lot more physical and tenacious than what you witness in today's Vagisil league. I'm not being bias when I say that Tony is the greatest tight-end I have ever seen. And his first love was b-ball. But he knew he'd have a much better future in the NFL than the NBA. #Legend

[@drew65sep]

I got no clue who Austin Rivers is...obviously, a waste of good air.

[@RonFly824]

NFL has all kinds of " bums" playing they're "craft" what a joke.

[@bigbox1431]

College basketball players make it as Tight Ends in the NFL when they can't go pro in the NBA. He's absolutely right.

[@codiebutler7183]

That's happened like 2 times in nfl history stop making it seem like anyone can just do that

[@bigbox1431]

@@codiebutler7183 Buffalo Bills just drafted Keon Coleman who played D1 basketball... College basketball players go to the NFL ALL THE TIME. You don't see the opposite because the NBA has significantly better atheletes than the NFL.

[@gamble777888]

Power Forwards have a Tight End skill set but that's about it. No one is playing RB or WR or any other position.

[@bigbox1431]

@@gamble777888 False. Go Google how many D1 basketball players played in the NBA. The Buffalo Bills just drafted Keon Coleman (WR) who played D1 college basketball. This happens all the time. Austin River was correct.

[@moosethegoose6644]

@@bigbox1431 you are genuinely delusional if you think nba players are more athletic than nfl players LMAOOO pure delusion.

[@Browns2446]

7”15 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@miguelvazquez-ph2sm]

If Brock Lesnar, who is 6'4" 300 pounds of muscle, explosive as hell and a national champion in wrestling, whose physicality transfers more to football than basketball does, couldn't make the transition to the NFL, no way these soft ass NBA guys can make it. The current NBA player does not have the mentality for it.

[@mrengramjr52]

The man was joking and James Jones went crying. NBA must be soft they sure not standing up

[@francmittelo6731]

NFL players flop too. Damn near every deep pass that is not caught is a PI, because some WR/TE flopped. Also, defenders can barely touch the "most important position" on an NFL team. lol

[@JAMESJJEFFERS]

Two Words Mr Rivers "James Harrison" Have Fun with Calling Foul 😂😂😂😂 NOT Even SHAQ wants to Test That Hit 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mitchy3438]

Also the strength of nfl players is unbelievable. Find me one nba player that can bench 225lbs 31 times. Even 20 times for that matter. I’m sure there is a few but not many.NFL is a different game and it’s brutal.

[@dustinjevne9831]

Nepotistic delusion.

[@focuseddrew8737]

They 💯 can not play in the NFL.. no way. Only 1 person could .. Charlie Ward.

[@sputnikalgrim]

James took it personally and he should’ve! Go Pack Go! Packer for life!

[@joshprout1726]

Austin Rivers made NBA same way Bronny James will make it

[@dc1397]

I think there are definitely 30 NBA players that could play in the NFL. Who they are? No clue. But look at Shaq, obviously he is a gifted athlete. He had a show where he took on elite arhletes in their own sport with minimal training. Swimming against Michael Phelps with Shaq having a handicap Shaq lost. But Phelps was stunned at how quickly Shaq learned and almost beat Phelps. Way back we had Percy Snow (KC Chiefs) and Eric Snow (Supersonics, Bucks and Cavaliers). These two are within an inch of each other and 40 lbs. Eric looked tiny out on the court whereas Percy looked pretty big. Those tiny point and shooting guards will be normal sized on the football field. Those 30 NBA players don't have to start in the NFL, they just have to be serviceable. Now flip it from NFL to NBA. I think way more NFL players could succeed in the NBA. If Mark Eaton made a squad, there's definitely a minimum of 60 NFL players that could hold spots on NBA teams.

[@Han78711]

In my high school the best athletes are the football players and its not close. ALL,ALL of the basketball players would never dare tryout for the football football team cuz they know are are not stupid.

[@dimitrisbright9807]

Shaq needs to stop. Even at his size and in his own prime, Ray Lewis in his prime would fold him

[@sproles88]

Lets be honest football is too physical for nba players, and the nba has been watered down since Golden State won their last championship. Basketball has sort of taken a step down from that point on

[@mychchevelle72ss]

Anthony street clothes davis got his arm hit in the playoffs and all the sudden his legs quit working and he was in the fetal position on the ground....

[@markula_4040]

Well, according to LeBron, most NBA players can't understand how to flip a play (something he could do since he was 8) so why would I believe they are smart enough to be able to switch sports and succeed?

[@vangarang3667]

Everyone: NFL is too soft in 2024 cause you can’t hit players anymore. Everyone: NBA players can’t play in the NFL because they can’t take hits.

[@knowEgo]

The clips just proved Austin right to some degree; the clips were just guys getting hit, no athleticism shown lol. Now I don’t agree that there’s 30 guys but I will say 10 to 15 that can!! Also there’s probably 10 guys who can play in the nba as roles players….maybe!!

[@hitek9too255]

NFL players mad 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sleepmoreworryless4547]

Shaq to fucking lazy to play football. He would quit. 😂

[@PiyachonYuenyongHYDE]

This is like me, an average guy with an average build say "It's just shooting hoop" to an NBA players. to say something like that meaning you don't know shit.

[@brandandowns1568]

7'15.lol

[@albin123003]

Most players in both the NBA and NFL were 2 or 3-sports athletes back in their youth. Sure they might still have the appropriate knowledge and skillsets to play the game. But at the pro-level, making a lateral transition just like that? Both sports trains their body in very different ways, cardio-wise and physical-wise. Were their skillset in the other sports good enough to have been drafted and survive the pros? That would be tough to say.

[@Lorddurango]

The nepo baby said this. 😂

[@brianschwarer6948]

Ask Tony Gonzales

[@pertburton5586]

Didn't Draymond Green play football at Michigan State?

[@seahawksFishing]

God this is ridiculous. Football players flop all the time. Nba is much harder to get into 😊

[@joshuarouse5898]

If they played football at an elite level before choosing basketball, then sure maybe its possible. Same the other way around. But both games require constant tuning of skills for that specific sport, day in and out. So yeah aint none of either sport gonna hop over suddenly after dedicating years to just one sport. Maybe if they could rewind back to highschool or college and choose to focus on the other sport. Lebron could have deff been a TE in the nfl, if he had chose football, he was a really good football and basketball player. But after years of focusing on just basketball, hell no.

[@maxwellg8447]

SHAQ would’ve been the greatest left tackle of all time. No doubt about it.

[@thomascrown277]

He don’t have the feet to play tackle

[@123FUG33]

@@thomascrown277young Shaq could move. Old Shaq not so much 😂

[@vincenthammons-kd9du]

his center of gravity is way to high he would get moved

[@mitchy3438]

Rivers is out of his mind. This dude was a strait bust. 7 teams in 11 yrs and averaged like 7pts per game. The nba is sooo soft. Great athletes yes. When a player gets cut under the hoop they land in the hardwood and grab head like they got hit in head, grab lower back and roll around for three minutes while the game is stopped and the refs review the level of foul.. The nba is pathetic right now. I fell like a feel smaller shifty players like Jalen Brunson could carry the ball but, 6’6 210 pound dudes would get cut in half in the nfl

[@bleedwolf5]

Austin Rivers is a Joke!

[@juanmatias41054]

The greatest athletes in the world are boxers and soccer players. I only give boxers an edge over soccer players because no one is punching the soccer players. Basketball players only think they can actually box. But they can’t. Whole argument is really stupid.

Sense he think that and he's retired go and try out for a NFL team...put the pads on go to training camp let's see how long he can last

[@poppyshoessp]

He needs to stop. Football is like a car crash. Let a corner hit him mid-air. He'd be singing a new tune. The pads alone would have them running back to basketball. JJ Watt told it best. End of story.

[@BIX-18827DCM]

The whole Rivers family is dilusional, over hyped,

[@brandonmartin9117]

Everyone keeps bringing up flops like that just make you not tough tell that to frank gore who got beat up by a point guard the smallest guy on the court