NFL star Tom Brady picks Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant among his favourite NBA stars
NFL star Tom Brady picks Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant among his favourite NBA stars (Image Source: Getty)
NFL star Tom Brady picked his NBA favourites that included one of the best NBA players history has to offer, including
Michael Jordan
,
Kobe Bryant
, among others, but it was interesting to see how he did not include LeBron James' name in the list.
He also named his favourite sportsperson in other fields.
Who is on Tom Brady's list of favourite sports persons?
One of football's biggest names, Tom Brady has been pretty popular for his career's power packed performance. Recently, Tom Brady picked his favourite NBA stars and here's what he said. Brady said,
"Michael Jordan, he was my childhood idol. He was unbelievable. Obviously, I loved Kobe Bryant. I still love Kobe Bryant. Tiger, his competitiveness. What Roy McIlroy has done, I love that.
Shoehei Ohtani, what he's done has been unbelievable. Barry Bonds, he went to my high school. I was the biggest fan of him growing up.'
Further, Brady said, 'Michael Phelps, I love him. Michael Johnson, A'Ja Wilson from Las Vegas Aces, I love her. She amazing. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, this little thing they got going, I love that. It's been really exciting.'
Both LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have a very close championship title against each other.
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It will be interesting to see how things turn out for the Los Angeles Lakers, since they have traded Luka Doncic, and have given up Anthony Davis and Max Christie. Davis was an excellent defence, which could, sort of, impact their game.
As per
The Athletic
, Lakers would end up having to give a lot, only to secure a spot for Daniel Gafford, like Gabe Vincent, Dalton Knecht. The Atlantic reporter, Jovan Buha, on his show, Buha's Block said, "They probably have to overpay, It would probably have to be something like... Gabe [Vincent], Dalton [Knecht], and a first (round pick) for Gafford. And that's a lot."
Also Read:
NBA Trade Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Could Bag $13,372,418 Utah Jazz Rookie To Bolster Team Around Deadly Luka-LeBron Duo; Austin Reaves Key Trade Asset?
It would be interesting to see how things turn, for the good, and while the Los Angeles Lakers are facing the brunt, they have also acquired newer faces to make adjustments.
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