Hopes to play for the Knicks, Heat or Magic.

December 24, 2001 -- Football player Tony Gonzalez, who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and is one of the best tight ends in the game is seriously thinking about playing professional basketball in the off-season.

Since his passion for basketball is so great, he's even hired a special trainer to get him in playing shape and hopes to be in contact with NBA teams after the season. 

Reports that Gonzalez might pursue an NBA career first surfaced last summer, but now he's letting it be known that he want to play in the NBA.

Gonzalez's agent, Tom Condon, said Sunday that Gonzalez will seriously pursue his goal of playing in the NBA when the football season ends in two weeks. 

"He's always been serious about playing in the NBA," said Condon, who lives in Kansas City and attended Sunday's game between the Chiefs and Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium. "He just thinks at this point in his development he's more ready than he's ever been. 

"We're going to pursue that and see where it goes." 

Gonzalez, who plays the power forward position in basketball, averaged 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds in three seasons at the University of California.

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