I don’t ever want to disrespect another sport. I understand that each sport has its own nuances, skills, disciplines, rules, strategies, tactics, etc. I understand that different athletes train for their specific sport in certain ways. Like I wouldn’t expect an NBA player to just suddenly suit up on the soccer field and try to win a Gold medal. Same can be said for so many other sports, such as track & field, field hockey, swimming, skateboarding, tennis, golf, fencing, etc.

However, I’ve been watching a ton of handball games during these Olympics, and I can’t help but think that if you placed the NBA’s best athletes (biggest, strongest, and/or fastest) who have great passing and dribbling skills into that sport, that they would just instantly wipe the floor with any opponent on the court. The skills seem almost transferable and translatable. No one is tackling/stopping (I don’t know the exact handball wording, but when the defense is just collapsing onto the player with the ball as they’re entering the hash marked zone before the goal/net) someone like LeBron James when he’s going in full speed for a superman throwing motion with the ball towards the goalie? And who on the handball court is driving or dribbling by the best NBA defenders who are super fast with long arm spans? I feel like a lot of the players would get blocked or have their shots/passes ripped away. The NBA athletes are too explosive. Same could be same for NFL players, but I feel as if out of all the Olympic sports, handball is the most transferable in terms of skill and athleticism where a team of elite NBA players could just win it outright while learning on the job.

I don’t want to sound disrespectful or uncouth, cuz I’m sure their are dedicated handball fans and people who understand the sport on a deeper scale than I do, but I just can’t help but feel (as Im watching the games) as if NBA players could dominate that sport and dominate it fairly quickly.

Btw, I do enjoy watching the handball games during the Olympics. The sport slaps, and I kind of wish it was more popular here. It looks super fun.