“I Got the Height of Tom Brady and the Arm of Chad Pennington”: Klay Thompson Gives His Two Cents on Switching to NFL

The debate of NFL players and NBA players interchanging their sports has been one that’s going on for years. Just a few days ago, former NFL TE Rob Gronkowski sparked a debate after stating that NFL players will have an easier time changing to the NBA than vice versa while taking the example of Buccaneers WR Mike Evans playing basketball. 

And now, we have NBA star Klay Thompson come forward to share his own opinion on switching to football. Amidst his golf matchup against Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce with his teammate Stephen Curry, he opened up about how he could fit in the NFL as a professional footballer.

Klay Thompson speaks up his mind on shifting to the NFL

The 33-year-old Golden State Warriors player is a four-time NBA champion, and arguably one of the top three two-way players in the NBA. While he is known for his dominance with his three-point shooting machine teammate Stephen Curry, Thompson believes that he could do well in the NFL as well.

In a clip shared by Bleacher Report on Twitter, we see Patrick Mahomes questioning Klay Thompson about who would be the better duo if they switched sports. While discussing the topic, Curry said that Thompson has got the height and length to be a WR in the NFL. But Klay Thompson agreed to disagree, stating that he played QB in high school for one year. He then went on to say, “I’ve got the height of Tom Brady and the arm of like Chad Pennington,” much to the amazement of his teammate.

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While the discussion regarding the NFL vs NBA switch-up continues, Thompson and Curry will also be looking forward to their gold matchup against Mahomes and Kelce on June 29. 

The NBA and NFL superstars gear up for their golf battle 

The NFL duo is set to go against the NBA duo on June 29 for The Match to be held at the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas. And both the parties have been doing their best in terms of preparations. Patrick Mahomes recently participated in the 3rd Annual Aloha Golf Classic in Hawaii along with Travis Kelce. On the other hand, Stephen Curry has been dazzling and earning respect amongst golfers as someone who is doing well in the sport apart from playing basketball. He even left fans in awe after a video of him hitting a long-range golf shot went viral before their matchup. 

As the day of the battle draws near, whom are you supporting? Team NFL or Team NBA? Let us know in the comments below. 

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