New York Knicks Power Forward Kristaps Porzingis has long been into combat sports. We first wrote about him after he rubbed elbows with bjj’s loudmouth extraordinaire Dillon Danis back in 2016.
This was a huge joy for Danis, who is a New York native.
Now we got the chance to watch Porzingis work on his grappling. The 7’3″ Latvian basketball player tested his takedowns against a coach from Ground Control Academy.
Practice ? pic.twitter.com/BfQS23mS0C
— Kristaps Porzingis (@kporzee) August 23, 2017
Porzingis also works on his striking occasionally:
The giant is in good company as many basketball players have been known to grapple!
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