Autistic basketball player causes mayhem at game

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Most of you might appreciate this story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBYPaNc57Ik&search=autistic%20basketball%20pl

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:17 (twenty years ago)

SIX THREE POINTERS and a goal within three minutes. That's crazy.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Holy shit that's amazing... that coach must feel like a dipshit for making him towel boy for so long. Hey coach, get your Webster's out and look up "savant."

― andy --, Friday, 24 February 2006 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Here's the text story:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060224/SPORTS0102/602240373/1007/SPORTS

― andy --, Friday, 24 February 2006 21:32 (twenty years ago)

Holy shit that's amazing... that coach must feel like a dipshit for making him towel boy for so long. Hey coach, get your Webster's out and look up "savant."

The team was winning the championship without him so it didn't hurt them too bad.

I am convinced that this is early footage of JJ Redick.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:34 (twenty years ago)

Cool story. Thanks!

― Raw, Uncompromising, and Noodly (noodle vague), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:35 (twenty years ago)

Here's a follow-up story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0GITLZ21YE&search=autism

― peepee (peepee), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:35 (twenty years ago)

That just amde me tear up a little. That's fucking awesome.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:37 (twenty years ago)

It was actually six 3s (6-8, 75%) and a pair of freethrows (2-2, 100%).

That's very bittersweet...

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:39 (twenty years ago)

Disney's on him like a dog on turkey.

― andy --, Friday, 24 February 2006 21:40 (twenty years ago)

According to ESPN, it was six three's and a twofer.

On the next attempt, he got another 3-pointer. Then another, and another. In fact, he would have made one more 3, but his foot was on the line, so he had to settle for 2 points.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:41 (twenty years ago)

I totally welled up watching that, too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:47 (twenty years ago)

Disney's on him like a dog on turkey.

I really hope they don't cash in that quick. Let the kid play next season!

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:51 (twenty years ago)

Awesome.

So who won the game? I had 50 on Spencerport.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:51 (twenty years ago)

(Not that there's much doubt of him playing next season.)

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:51 (twenty years ago)

the "i see dead people" kid could play him!

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Friday, 24 February 2006 21:54 (twenty years ago)

Disney's on him like a dog on turkey.
I really hope they don't cash in that quick. Let the kid play next season!
[...]
(Not that there's much doubt of him playing next season.)

Um...

― Dan (He's A Senior) Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 24 February 2006 22:23 (twenty years ago)

"We know you've graduated but we're not letting you leave because we need your ferocious jumpshot skills."

― Dan (Slavery: It's What's For Dinner) Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 24 February 2006 22:24 (twenty years ago)

Shh, you're giving it away!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 24 February 2006 22:25 (twenty years ago)

The Knicks just offered him $40mln over 5 years.

― Erick Dampier is better than Shaq (miloaukerman), Friday, 24 February 2006 22:28 (twenty years ago)

AWESOME

xpost haha

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 24 February 2006 22:31 (twenty years ago)

this also caused mayhem at a soccer stadium

http://daynews.info/html/thebigone

― phil-two (phil-two), Saturday, 25 February 2006 04:52 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

What did the poor bastard deserve to get this kind of treatment?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 19:54 (twenty years ago)

'do to deserve,' etc.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 19:55 (twenty years ago)

I could see the two of them bonding over an episode of Judge Wapner.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:04 (twenty years ago)

Bush then punched the autistic teen in the face, shouting, "OH YEAH! WHO THE MAN NOW? WHAT? WHAT?"

― Dan (Spurious Rumors 101) Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:06 (twenty years ago)

President Bush: "I am very honored to meet you Jason, can I call you J-Mac?"
J-Mac: "Yes, sir."

President Bush: "You can call me George W."

This reminded me of

President Ford: Do you like nachos?

Homer: Yes, Mr. Ford.

Gerry: Well, why don't you come over and watch the game, and we'll have nachos? And then, some beer.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:13 (twenty years ago)

scumsuckingmotherfucker

― dr lulu (dr lulu), Tuesday, 14 March 2006 20:14 (twenty years ago)

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