Charles Oakley is the latest addition to the BIG3 basketball league, joining the “KILLER 3s” team as a player/coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical. The KILLER 3s will be comprised of Oakley, Chauncey Billups, Stephen Jackson, and two other players.
Ice Cube, the BIG3’s co-founder, and Oakley each expressed their satisfaction with the signing. “The players and coaches are our central focus at the BIG3,” Ice Cube said in a statement relayed by Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype. “Charles Oakley is an NBA legend, who deserves and has earned respect, and will get just that in our league.”
“I couldn’t be happier to be a part of this league,” Oakley added. “Everyone seems to realize we are about to make history together as players. What an exciting opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the best ever.”
Oakley, 53, most recently played in the NBA with Houston in 2003/4, scoring nine points over seven games.
While the idea of this league is intriguing, and will most certainly draw crowds (for a while at least), nobody is going to watch a bunch of old guys struggle. We do want to see the stars of yesteryear, but only if it’s competitive and fun to watch. Biggest question I have is where is Jordan and shaq?
Getting paid millions of dollars every year by doing things that don’t put further abuse on their bodies.
This league will be extra slow they better make it a 30 second shot clock