NBA star names Leeds United gem Crysencio Summerville as favourite athlete
Crysencio Summerville has been named in a list of favourite sporting athletes among NBA players in a poll conducted by The Athletic.
The online outlet [22 April] asked 115 players to name their favourite non-NBA athlete, with NFL superstar Lamar Jackson coming out on top.
Bizarrely, Summerville was one of the names mentioned, along with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Virgil van Dijk.
Crysencio Summerville starring for Leeds United
The fact a Leeds player is considered an NBA star’s favourite sporting athlete is strange in its own right, but Summerville is having a great season.
Indeed, he was recently named the Championship’s Player of the Season and that award was fully justified based on his performances for Leeds in 2023-24.
The Dutchman has scored 17 goals and assisted nine in 41 Championship appearances this season, most recently a double in the 4-3 win over Middlesbrough on Monday (22 April).
Leeds will hope to keep hold of Summerville beyond this summer, and their chances of doing so will undoubtedly be boosted should they earn promotion to the Premier League.
And if promotion is indeed achieved, it may well be that a couple more names appear on this list in 12 months’ time given the added exposure that comes with playing in the biggest league in the world.
In other Leeds United news, Don Goodman raised a “concern” ahead of the win over Middlesbrough.
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