My Newfound Respect for Sports Mascots

[triebby]

So normally, sports mascots are pretty lame IMO. They just jump around and act goofy trying to get the fans excited and taking pictures with little kids while wearing an oversized, goofy looking costume.

However, my opinion has changed. Bango, the mascot for the Milwaukee Bucks has taken his mascoting skills to the next level. Check it out:

 

[Keyjibbs]

That was insane. But how in the hell do you practice something like that without seriously fucking yourself up?

 

[Jake...]

ya right!

 

[no_steeze]

that was fucking awesome

 

[ThaLetterM.]

Bango has always been next level. I'm from Milwaukee,I've been to many Bucks games, Bango is on POINT mothafucka!

 

[Billek]

My guess would be a TON of pads.

 

[feihlination]

this isnt a funny looking mascot, i want something like this do stuff like that:

 

[chardi]

WHAt??!1!

 

[OhMyBosh]

Would have been more entertaining if he slipped.

 

[tommycat]

Bango is the fuckin man. Milwaukee represent!

 

[easiestEC]

soo sick. but i literally just watched it on yahoo.

but still. so sick

 

[Tasche]

Rocky makes this shot every game.

Rocky is the man

 

[eheath]

The jazz bear tends to kill it pretty often.

 

[Tasche]

Fuck you and your Jazz Bear.

 

[Swampy]

The jazz bear is sick

 

[Scott0_robot0]

the jazz bear always kills it the guy who is the jazz bear is in the hospital all the time ha

 

[TheStudioCC]

so pro

 

[NW_Rider]

Holy shit! I don't even know how one would go about begining to learn how to do that!

 

[martin.]

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[jeaaaa]

doesnt even match up to the jazz bear

 

[Pman13a]

saw it live claim

 

[triebby]

Multiple people have now claimed the Jazz bear. Anyone have any vids that show he can beat out a back flip off of a 16 foot step ladder to two handed dunk? If so, I'll be very impressed.

 

[Tonetti.]

he failed off a 16 foot ladder.... which was a whole lot funny and thus much more entertaining and epic

 

[Tonetti.]

my fault that was the memphis mascot

 

[Scott0_robot0]

damn the buttons arnt working heres the

=related

skiing down the steps we should all like that, it doesnt show it in the video but there is a tall ladder ihe is standing on way tall and does a laid out hand stand on the top scary as hell.

 

[PJS.]

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[triebby]

Alright, he is legit. I still think the backflip dunk was single greatest stunt I've sen done by a mascot, but the bear crushes it all the way around. The dunk through a ring of fire and the skiing/sledding down the stairs were good and entertaining stunts, and the take down of the kid during musical chairs and the tackling of the guy that ran on the court were absolutely hilarious. The Jazz bear deserves props indeed.