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Someone Appeared To Have Slugged UNC’s Mascot Rameses After the Buzzer Beater
By Jim Adair
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In Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments, it’s Pharaoh Rameses I who orders the killing of the first-born child of every Hebrew slave in Egypt. So maybe the mascot deserved it.
After Kris Jenkins’ game-winning shot last night, it looked like someone bumped North Carolina’s mascot, Rameses, on their way to the court. After Ramses turned to whoever big-timed him, there was a shove, possibly a punch, and down went the ram. You can’t see much in the video clip – Abraham Zapruder’s ghost said, “What was this shot on, a flip phone?” – but let is be known for everyone: punching mascots is not cool. They have no peripheral vision, they’re top-heavy, and they’re probably five minutes from heat stroke at any moment. You hear me, Lasorda?
Video after the jump.
Things went from bad to worse for UNC's mascot after the final buzzer: https://t.co/13nAWBHNlL pic.twitter.com/YyUlYaw2us
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) April 5, 2016
I have a feeling my video of Jenkins' game winner will be dissected like the Zapruder film re potential assault on UNC mascot. Discuss!
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) April 5, 2016
The view from our set pic.twitter.com/wgT1ZRta3p
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) April 5, 2016
Kyle: F that thing. I haven’t even gotten to the drinking UNC tears portion of our coverage yet. Consider this the appetizer.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.