Thursday, November 5, 2015

Gronk compared to LeBron, brags about dunk skills


Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden compared New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski to the likes of LeBron James and Steph Curry Thursday, saying that "he's going to get his points" and "we've just got to try to limit his big plays."

Gronk took the opportunity to jokingly brag about his high-school hoops skills.

"I definitely loved playing basketball. I miss it," Gronkowski said. "I was the No. 1 dunker. Packed the house. Had to throw down my jams every game."

READ MORE, via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com

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