Joey Fatone: *NSYNC would destroy Backstreet Boys in basketball game
Justin Timberlake was recently seen sinking half-court shots at the Washington Wizards' practice facility, prompting TMZ Sports to ask former bandmate Joey Fatone who would win a pickup game between *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys.
Fatone acknowledged that Timberlake - a minority owner of the Memphis Grizzlies - is a much better basketball player than he is, but thinks the odds are in *NSYNC's favor.
"We could probably kick their ass," Fatone said. "I know so. There's no 'think so'. You tell that to Nick Carter. You tell that frickin' Howie Dorough."
That’s a nice practice court @jtimberlake 👀 #DCFamily pic.twitter.com/BCi97oki5x
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) March 19, 2018
The boyband rivals did square off in several charity basketball games during their heyday. The grainy footage below is from a game in Germany in 1997.
- With h/t to SB Nation