Indiana Pacers fan, who is also a grandma, has NBA knowledge from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Bill Russell to Reggie Miller to Patrick Ewing. She also weighed in on the LeBron James-Michael Jordan GOAT debate
A video posted on social media shows a woman identified as "Granny Smith" dropping some serious takes on the league, dating to the 1960s. A huge Indiana Pacers fan, she gave her reasoning for picking Bill Russell as her favorite over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Here's"My favorite player just died," she said in the interview. "That was Bill Russell. I also liked Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I remember him when he was Lew Alcindor.
She even takes exception to those who think Russell played against weaker competition during his playing days. "I don't think that's fair because he played against Wilt Chamberlain. He didn't play plumbers and janitors," she said. "He played on award-winning teams. They have more NBA championships than anybody else.On if Ewing was a better player than fellow Georgetown player Allen Iverson
"Ewing played for John Thompson at Georgetown. He was pretty good. Of course, Patrick Ewing because he's normal."On who she'd want to play like:The lady sure does know her hoops.Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament.
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