By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-08-16 19:00:00
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
前NBA球员迈克尔·卡特-威廉姆斯 (Michael Carter-Williams) 的职业生涯迎来了出人意料的转折，他已踏上拳击台，挥出了自己的一拳。
卡特-威廉姆斯在2013年选秀中以首轮第11顺位被费城76人队选中。他随后荣膺2014年年度最佳新秀，力压同届新秀维克托·奥拉迪波 (Victor Oladipo)、特雷·伯克 (Trey Burke)、梅森·普拉姆利 (Mason Plumlee) 和小蒂姆·哈达威 (Tim Hardaway, Jr.)。那一届选秀中还涌现出了扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo)、史蒂文·亚当斯 (Steven Adams) 和鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert) 等优秀球员。
在为76人队效力了两个赛季后，他先后辗转于密尔沃基、芝加哥、夏洛特、休斯顿和奥兰多，最终加盟了墨西哥城的G联赛球队。
2024年10月，卡特-威廉姆斯宣布从篮球界退役。
如今，迈克尔·卡特-威廉姆斯对拳击产生了浓厚兴趣——这项运动是他儿时与祖父一起观看时便爱上的。
这份兴趣促使他在“Broad Street Brawl”赛事中迎来了自己的业余拳击首秀。这是一场为Bigvision Community举办的慈善赛，该组织是一个致力于帮助年轻人从药物滥用中恢复的非营利机构。
他的对手是36岁的业余拳击手萨姆·哈提卜 (Sam Khatib)。
经过三个两分钟的回合后，卡特-威廉姆斯以判定获胜。
尽管这只是一次小试牛刀，但这位前NBA球星有兴趣继续下去。
“我还不确定是否会成为一名职业选手，” 他说，“但如今拳击的范畴非常广泛，你甚至不必转为职业就能参加比赛。”
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Former NBA baller Michael Carter-Williams set his sights on boxing
In a strange turn of events, former NBA basketball player Michael Carter-Williams has taken a swing in the boxing ring.
Carter-Williams was drafted 11th overall in 2013 by the Philadelphia 76ers. He went on to claim the 2014 Rookie of the Year honors, ahead of fellow draftees Victor Oladipo, Trey Burke, Mason Plumlee, and Tim Hardaway, Jr. This is the draft class that also featured Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steven Adams, and Rudy Gobert.
He played two seasons with the 76ers before stints in Milwaukee, Chicago, Charlotte, Houston, and Orlando before moving into Mexico City’s G-League.
In October of 2024, Carter-Williams stated he was retired from basketball.
These days, Michael Carter-Williams has shown an interest in boxing, something he picked up watching as a youngster with his grandfather.
His interest led to his amateur boxing debut in the Broad Street Brawl, a charity fight for Bigvision Community, a non-profit dedicated to supporting young people in recovery from substance abuse.
His opponent was thirty-six-year-old amateur boxer Sam Khatib.
Carter-Williams won on decision after three two-minute rounds.
Though a small sample size, the former NBA star is interested in continuing.
“I don’t know about being a professional,” he said, “but boxing is so broad now that you don’t even have to go pro to compete.”
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock