Amar’e Stoudemire’s body couldn’t keep up with the grind of an NBA season anymore, so the six-time All-Star retired over the summer.
But at just 34 years old, Stoudemire still has some basketball left in him, so he joined Hapoel Jerusalem — a team in which he holds a significant ownership stake — in the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
If we needed any further indication his body hasn’t completely broken down, this play in which he retaliated against a previous hard foul by setting an extremely hard pick seems to do the trick.
All right, let’s be honest: That’s not even a pick — it’s a full-on pancake block straight out of an NFL lineman’s playbook.
The alleged previous “hard” foul on Stoudemire, which Uproxx captured in GIF form, wasn’t even all that serious, but Stoudemire reportedly has been getting a hard time from referees in the IBPL, so it looks like he wanted to send a message to the next guy who decides to pick on him for his size.
No word on if the poor player who got squished is breathing yet.
Thumbnail photo via John Hefti/USA TODAY Sports Images
