Giannis Antetokounmpo lists five NBA players that could fight a silverback gorilla

Alex Walsh

Giannis Antetokounmpo lists five NBA players that could fight a silverback gorilla image

Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo went to X Sunday for a Q&A with fans.

An interesting question was posed when an X user asked Giannis a hypothetical question.

"@Giannis_An34
 You and 4 other current nba players have to fight a silverback gorilla. Life or death situation in the middle of the jungle with no weapons. 

🦍 VS 5 
Pick your 4 players. (Non teammates)"

Giannis answered by saying "😂😂😂 Me, Steve Adams, Zubac, Zack Edey, Jokic."

According to Virunga National Park, the average silverback gorilla "Weighs 430 pounds (195 kg) and stands 5 feet (1.5m) tall. Silverbacks are incredibly strong and can lift over 1763 pounds (800kg) of dead weight."

*measurements per basketball reference

PlayerHeight*Weight*
Giannis Antetokounmpo6-11242lb
Steven Adams6-11265lb
Ivica Zubac7-0240lb
Nikola Jokic6-11284lb
Zach Edey7-4305lb

Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.