Patrick Mahomes weighs in on debate sweeping NBA, NFL circles

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Patrick Mahomes offered his thoughts on one of the debates sweeping the sports world on Saturday.

Mahomes, who sat courtside with his wife Brittany for Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks, told broadcasters on ESPN’s crew he thought at least one player on the court could play in the NFL.

Play-by-play announcer Dave Pasch said Mahomes “unsolicited just turned to Hubie (Brown) and I and said ‘Lu Dort could play in the NFL.’”

Mahomes’ thoughts backed up former NBA guard Austin Rivers, who made headlines on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show earlier this week when he said at least 30 NBA players could play in the NFL. Dort, a 6-foot-4 guard from Montreal, Canada, weighs in at 220 pounds.

Mahomes told the ESPN crew he thought Dort could play linebacker after watching the Oklahoma City Thunder guard battle defensively on the hardwood against Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic.

One of Mahomes’ wide receiver weapons weighed in with a bit of delusional confidence on Saturday.

“I know @PatrickMahomes was watching kyrie (Irving) like damn he do hoop like Hollywood (for real),” Brown tweeted, prompting Mahomes to respond with five laughing emojis.

Former Philadelphia Eagles center and New Heights podcast co-host Jason Kelce shared his thoughts on the subject as well.

“If I was an NFL GM, and it was an option, I’d sign Lebron (James) today and within one offseason he’d be the greatest redzone threat in the NFL,” Kelce tweeted of the four-time NBA Finals MVP.