Why the worst NBA player is (probably) still better than you

But for players who aren’t, or weren’t, the face of a franchise, they are challenged in a different way, as Michael Sweetney can attest. The former New York Knick, who played in the NBA for four seasons from 2003-07, said that he was challenged “all the time.” In fact, Sweetney, 38, said it happened just a few weeks ago by two former high school basketball players who happened to be at a gym in Florida where he was working out with children at a basketball camp.