I played disc golf this past weekend and ended up paired with another solo player. Since I don’t really follow sports, I didn’t know who he was until we started chatting. It was Lauri Markkanen. He is incredibly humble and down-to-earth, and he absolutely rips it in the disc golf course. We played the full 18 and then went our separate ways. I Googled his name afterwards and was retrospectively starstruck. It was cool to talk with him as a fellow human rather than an NBA superstar.
by Cautious-Hurry6395
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Put this in r/ultimate or r/discgolf
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That’s awesome. Did you beat him?
How did that come up in conversation? Were you just asking what he does for a living?
I bet he can absolutely huck a disc with that length and whip
if you google “Lauri Markannen disc golf” it looks like he’s an avid player and has been doing it for years
NGL I thought this was gonna be a spin on the flying lotus meme
Dang, what course was this at? I don’t recognize the video you sent. Unless this is Creekside. I haven’t been back there since they started all the construction but looks like it could be the hole that runs right along the creek to the right.
What a great story lol very jealous!
Sounds like one of Ron Burgandy’s vocal warmups
Did you smoke weed with him? Because I’m pretty sure that’s a requirement when you’re playing disc golf.
What city and/or state?
So.. this is Lauri’s burner to show us all how much of a disc golf stud he is… right?
I don’t think many prolific players like Lauri, would pair up with a random person to play disc golf
Respect to him for that.
Ryan Smith probably fist pumping silently as he reads this post from Qualtrics HQ
Which course?
Ok but we have real Golf and Bass Fishing in OKC…Pleeeeease Lauri?????
Cool story though OP!
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Man, I would LOVE to see an NBA player play disc golf with their length and general athleticism. I’m super jealous!
finland has a ton of disc golf so this is actually not super surprising
also thats one of the nicer tee boxes i’ve seen/ good looking course
Trying hard not to be jealous of you