Former NBA power forward and 2008 Finals champion Brian Scalabrine decided to retire from basketball in 2011—but that doesn't mean he can't still hoop.
The now-46-year-old took to The Cage on West 4th Street, a well-known streetball court in Manhattan, on Saturday afternoon and faced off against George "The Messiah," a famous social media basketball player and influencer.
The game went as you might expect, with Scalabrine—colloquially known as "The White Mamba"— rumored to have won the game 11-0.
Here's a look at some of the footage:
Brian Scalabrine pulled up to The Cage on West 4th and started foaming at the mouth pic.twitter.com/8EJjTrWREi
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There's levels to this.
Better yet, Scalabrine is the Celtics' color commentator for NBC Sports Boston and following his victory, traveled out to Brooklyn to call their 115-113 win over the Nets.
A man of many talents, Scal is.
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