From one current Thunder to a former, Hamidou Diallo joined many of his NBA fraternity members in poking a little fun at former NBA player Nate Robinson for the knockout he sustained at the hands of YouTuber Jake Paul on Saturday night.
For those who may have been unaware, legendary boxers Mike Tyson and Roy Jones, Jr. squared off in an exhibition match on Saturday night from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, with the two fighting to a draw after their eight-round contest.
On the event’s undercard, though, was a match that had the entire NBA fraternity talking (and tweeting): Nate Robinson vs. Jake Paul.
Robinson, an 11-year NBA veteran who spent some time with the Thunder, called out Paul — a YouTube personality and actor — after Paul ventured into the boxing world earlier this year.
Shortly thereafter, the two agreed to fight on the undercard of the Tyson-Jones event, and the rest, as they say, was history — just like Nate.
Robinson was on the receiving end of an absolutely vicious knockout, and while difficult to watch, many of his comrades teased him about it. Perhaps that was due to some of the remarks Robinson made prior to the match or the things he said about Paul before the duo officially came to an agreement to fight.
Nonetheless, the Thunder’s Hamidou Diallo didn’t hold his tongue when the rest of the internet was having a little fun at Robinson’s expense.
“Damn everybody gone be Trynna square up with hoopers now,” Diallo tweeted along with six laughing emojis.
Damn everybody gone be Trynna square up with hoopers now 😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Hamidou Diallo (@hamidoudiallo) November 29, 2020
For those who haven’t seen the knockout, it was truly vicious. Although Robinson was out cold by the time he landed on the mat, he was eventually revived and isn’t believed to have suffered any major damage from the bout. So keep that in mind when watching the knockout.
My God 😱😱
The way Nate Robinson landed on the canvas. Good stuff by Jake Paul #tysonvsjones https://t.co/4STxSBjgaK
— MMA India (@MMAIndiaShow) November 29, 2020
To their credit, both Robinson and Paul have been good sports about Saturday night’s event. Robinson thanked those who supported him while Paul, who had two previous boxing matches, credited Robinson for having the courage to step into the ring.
Hard to argue with that.
