今日美國媒體Hoop Central轉發了一則關於LeBron James在比賽中空接失敗但起跳後的他頭部已超越籃筐的影片,Kendrick Perkins轉發這則影片並稱讚James是NBA歷史上運動能力最強的球員,「指環王」Bill Russell隨後轉發了Perkins的這則推特並加上了評論。
「1956年,我原本可以參加奧運會的跳高比賽,但我拒絕了,改去參加籃球比賽,因為那時候我們只能參加一項運動。《田徑新聞報》當時把我評為世界排名第七的跳高運動員,當時我在全美排名第二。」Russell如此寫道。
In 56 I could have made the Olympics in high jump but turned it down to play basketball instead we could only play one sport then. Track and Field News ranked me #7 high jumper in the world, I was ranked #2 in the US @ the time. @celtics @NBA pic.twitter.com/6FqZjiMlhG
— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) June 17, 2020