This former Knicks center ditched the NBA to lead an Army infantry platoon
Stefan Bondy, New York Daily News
Jun 27, 2020 9:52 AM EDT
NEW YORK — Marshall Plumlee had been training his platoon for a week through combat scenarios with live ammunition, stumbling and learning until they completed the mission by blowing up a mine-wire obstacle with C-4 explosives.
Plumlee, the former Knicks center, suddenly was hit with the same adrenaline rush he remembered at Duke, or the G League, or the NBA.
“When I was able to help my squad leaders blow up that obstacle, in that moment, it was like the same as dunking on somebody in a basketball game,†Plumlee tells the Daily News. “It was a pretty surreal experience.â€
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