Puka Nacua’s basketball reputation is growing.
Former NFL linebacker and current NFL Network analyst Manti Te’o said he would pick Nacua as his partner in a hypothetical 2-on-2 basketball game versus Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and NBA legend Allen Iverson.
“This guy did score a lot of points in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game,” Te’o said. “If you’ve ever watched Puka Nacua play basketball, the uso can ball.”
(For reference, “uso” is a Samoan word meaning “brother.” Te’o and Nacua are Samoan).
The Los Angeles Rams receiver is a big basketball fan. Nacua put up 16 points, four rebounds and four assists in the Celebrity Game, as Te’o mentioned. Nacua also said he’d play basketball overseas when he retires from the NFL.
So, if Te’o really needed a partner, he could pick worse players than Nacua.
