Is Steve Nash A Time Traveler?

When reader Sam sent us some old photos of sports teams, we were intrigued. Old sports photos are cool—especially seeing the uniforms of the day. Yet not being able to place where the photos were taken (or who might be in them) left us guessing.

That's when Twitter user @shanky3putt noted a striking resemblance between one of the players photographed and NBA star Steve Nash. We went into the annals of historical sport to see if there were any other uncanny similarities, and what we found forces us to ask the question:

Is Steve Nash a time traveler?

Is Steve Nash a time traveler who competed in the ancient Aztec form of basketball?

Is Steve Nash a time traveler who competed in the Ancient Greek Games?

Is Steve Nash a time traveler who competed as a Roman gladiator?

Is Steve Nash a time traveler who competed in the Norman conquest of England?