Mike Tyson does not need a special occasion or a reason to surprise his fans. Even at age 55, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ looks sharp and ready to put on a show given a place and time. Tyson regularly works out and some of his clips frequently make it to the public eye. However, boxing is not the only sport the Kid Dynamite enjoys taking part in.
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Mike Tyson’s love for basketball is well known. During his prime, the former world champion frequently found himself on the court dribbling and throwing hoops with his friends. However, if today you thought Tyson’s love for basketball must have diminished over his age, you would be miserably wrong.
Mike Tyson is willing to play for the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA
A brief video has surfaced where Mike Tyson is seen balling with some people. The video was uploaded on Mike Tyson’s official Instagram page and fans could see the world champion throw some back-to-back hoops.
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While still smoking his joint, Tyson made the task look easy and almost like a child’s play. In the caption, Iron jokingly wrote, “@brooklynnets I?m ready for my 10 day contract.?
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Well, whether Tyson gets to play for the Brooklyn Nets or not, seeing him run in the NBA would definitely be a treat for most of his fans.
The time when Iron made the NBA laugh
In 1999, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal shared a moment when the former threw a basketball on the latter’s head during a live match. Over eighteen thousand fans watched the incident as it took place. Barkley and all later laughed about it on various occasions as they talked.
Well, Mike Tyson has been following the NBA for a long time. And when O’Neal and Barkley almost fought each other on the court, the news reached Tyson. Charles Barkley and others received the news with excitement. However, when the NBA showed the clip to Mike Tyson, here’s what he told back then:
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“Don’t fight if that’s not what you do. Don’t do it. And by the way, Chuck, I will kick your a**, you know I would. I will kick it.”?
Charles Barkley and the rest laughed their hardest at the comment, but the former calmly agreed to what Tyson had to say.
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