Remember Leon Powe? He’s the 6’8 Cal product who played a key role on the 2008 Celtics championship team. He previously played ball at Oakland Technical, where he was backed up at center(!) by ... Marshawn Lynch. Lynch is just 5’11, but made up for his height by straight-up tackling people. Via Jessica Camerato at Basketball Insiders:
Marshawn Lynch tackled an opponent in high school basketball
Beast Mode happens on the court, too.
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Powe had been on the receiving end of a hard foul and had to come off the floor because he wanted to retaliate. Lynch saw the play unfold and went on the hunt.
“Marshawn came to me. He said, ‘I got you,’” said Powe. “The following play, the guy got a fast break. He jumped and Marshawn ran out of nowhere - he was fast as lightening, strong. He just, like, speared the guy, tackled him into the stands. He got a flagrant.
“I pulled Marshawn to the side and said, ‘You can’t do that. That’s illegal. You’ll get ejected and kicked out for that. I just wanted you to touch him up a little bit.‘ He just laughed, ‘That’s what I do.’ That’s all that he said.”
So yeah, Marshawn probably picked the right sport in which to go pro.
