Celtics players weigh in on viral ‘100 people vs. gorilla’ debate
Kristaps Porzingis said it would only take 20 humans to beat the gorilla.
Could 100 men beat a gorilla in a fight?
That question is being debated on social media, and the Celtics’ social media team ask the players for their takes in a video posted to the team’s X account.
Noted UFC enthusiast Kristaps Porzingis was eager to give his opinion.
“I have a very strong opinion, I’ve even watched some MMA guys breaking down this kind of stuff,” Porzingis said. “Of course it depends on the skill-level and the size of the humans. It was my opinion even before I gathered all the information- and I think this is correct – about 20 average humans would put up a good fight and possibly beat one gorilla.”
“This is what everybody thinks, oh a gorilla would grab you and just crush your skull,” Porzingis added. “If we sacrifice five guys and just get on the gorilla and poke him in the eye, you know?”
Jayson Tatum and Xavier Tillman said the gorilla would win. Derrick White said he’d pick 100 NBA players to beat a gorilla as long as he wasn’t a part of it. Luke Kornet emphatically stated that believed 100 NBA players could beat the gorilla.
“I’d like to think we can figure it out. If there’s like, environment, then 100 percent us.” said Kornet.
Torrey Craig said the NBA players could win, if they picked the right ones. If it were his choice, he said, “all the bigger guys” would be involved.
“Steven Adams, Zion (Williamson), maybe big Al (Horford),” Craig said. “I think Luke (Kornet) is too tall. The gorilla moght chop him down.”
USA Today interviewed Tara Stoinski, president and chief scientific officer of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, about the debate. Stoinski she wonders if people have a tendency to exaggerate the size and strength of gorillas and that the numbers game would likely help the humans prevail.
“[I think] in terms of kind of being able to prolong a battle that could eventually wear a gorilla out, and our, you know, our ability to really cooperate and coordinate, I think those two elements kind of work against a gorilla’s favor,” said Stoinski.
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