Grew up in Portland but moved away many many years ago. Was back recently and was shocked my cousin’s basketball-obsessed kids knew nothing of Wilson High School’s finest, the hometown kid, Mighty Mouse himself.
Had to educate them that once upon a time for like $85 you could go to the Damon Stoudamire basketball camp and on the last day you could scrimmage against Mighty Mouse and whatever other Blazer he dragged there with him that year. And they truly made sure every kid got on the court with them. One of my core athletic memories is trying to guard him in like 7th grade in that camp scrimmage and he did a 360 spin around me at about 10% speed/effort and it was *the fastest thing I had ever experienced athletically* and he wasn’t even trying. I remember intuitively understanding “oh, that’s what an NBA player is”.
Yeah he liked to smoke bud and roll around with Sheed in the H2, but may I ask you, who else was scrimmaging with kids at their camp at that time and sending every single one home with a signed 8×10?
I was astounded my cousin had never told his young Blazer fan son about the legend of Mighty Mouse. The kids aren’t alright!
Creoscrote
You know what it is.
sparklingoverstill
One of Gods greatest chuckers. Man was years ahead of his time.
coolbakedbeansheinz
I thought the legend would be about how you could buy weed from this guy.
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Grew up in Portland but moved away many many years ago. Was back recently and was shocked my cousin’s basketball-obsessed kids knew nothing of Wilson High School’s finest, the hometown kid, Mighty Mouse himself.
Had to educate them that once upon a time for like $85 you could go to the Damon Stoudamire basketball camp and on the last day you could scrimmage against Mighty Mouse and whatever other Blazer he dragged there with him that year. And they truly made sure every kid got on the court with them. One of my core athletic memories is trying to guard him in like 7th grade in that camp scrimmage and he did a 360 spin around me at about 10% speed/effort and it was *the fastest thing I had ever experienced athletically* and he wasn’t even trying. I remember intuitively understanding “oh, that’s what an NBA player is”.
Yeah he liked to smoke bud and roll around with Sheed in the H2, but may I ask you, who else was scrimmaging with kids at their camp at that time and sending every single one home with a signed 8×10?
I was astounded my cousin had never told his young Blazer fan son about the legend of Mighty Mouse. The kids aren’t alright!
You know what it is.
One of Gods greatest chuckers. Man was years ahead of his time.
I thought the legend would be about how you could buy weed from this guy.