“Right Now It’s A Gimmick”: Derek Fisher Compares Today’s NBA To WWE Because Of “The Softness”

Former L.A. Lakers Byron Scott and Derek Fisher shared some laughs while criticizing the style of play that the NBA encourages today.& The two championship players and former NBA coaches went in on the subject during& a recent episode of Scott’s “Fastbreak” podcast. When Fisher was asked about the difference between the NBA today and the one he played in for 18 seasons, the five-time& NBA champion compared the NBA in its present state to the largest sports entertainment promotion in the world. Derek Fisher Says NBA Is Like WWE Now “Remember when the WWE was the WWF?”& D-Fish asked. I don’t know if anybody remembers that. But there was a time when the WWE was the WWF -World Wrestling Federation. And then it shifted to World Wrestling Entertainment. Again, not right or wrong, because one could argue that the WWE is a more impactful sport than the WWF was, depending on what side of the conversation you’re on.” Fisher’s point was that the old WWF seemed a bit less focused on the glitter and purely entertainment.& We get Fish’s point, but just for clarity, the World Wrestling Federation changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment because of a dispute...