The Greek Freak officially has nothing on Bango, the inflatable mascot for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Air Bango proved that deer really can fly on Friday night, nailing a trampoline-aided dunk during a break of the Bucks-Pacers game. While Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 21 points in the 99-85 win, Bango was making history with a feat the Greek Freak will never be able to match.
https://twitter.com/BucksBango/status/840679750951673856
Bango unofficially became the first inflatable mascot to ever dunk. And yes of course House of Pain’s “Jump Around” was playing on the sound system … what are you new here?
Using a trampoline to hit a dunk is obviously not as impressive as it would be were that deer to take flight from the hardwood, but it’s still not easy. You have to wonder how much time Bango got to perfect that jump and the landing. It might not be as impressive as this trick shot, but it’s definitely better than how real live animals handle their time on the trampoline.
And because an inflatable mascot was involved, we’re contractually obligated to link to the inflatable Raptors mascot eating it on roller skates. It’s the greatest GIF of all time, and we must take full advantage of any excuse to bring it up.
In conclusion: inflatable mascots are good and there should be more of them.
