Former NBA player to fight on Jake Paul-Tommy Fury undercard

3 years ago 316

Stephen Haas/AP

FILE - Former NBA prima and Illinois subordinate Deron Williams holds up a bobblehead fig of himself during a timeout successful the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled betwixt Illinois and Rutgers successful Champaign, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Stephen Haas)

Posted at 4:33 PM, Nov 05, 2021

and past updated 2021-11-05 17:34:39-04

Former NBA All-Star, Deron Williams, is participating successful a caller athletics successful December.

ESPN and The Athletic reported that the two-time Olympic medalist is acceptable to combat connected the Jake Paul-Tommy Fury undercard connected Dec. 18 successful Tampa Bay.

According to The Athletic, he'll perchance combat NFL moving backmost Frank Gore.

ESPN reported that Fortis MMA caput manager Sayif Saud would bid Williams.

Williams was drafted 3rd wide successful the 2005 NBA Draft retired of Illinois by the Utah Jazz.

He's besides played with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and New Jersey Nets.

He won golden for Team USA successful the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

Williams retired successful 2017.

Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This worldly whitethorn not beryllium published, broadcast, rewritten, oregon redistributed.

Sign up for the Friday Night Live and person up to day information.

Read Entire Article