Can someone explain why this kid from Louisville is wearing a Bane Mask while playing basketball?

What’s going on in Louisville? I’m not going to pretend I’m some college basketball purist who knows the ins and outs of every mid-major’s zone defense. I’ll watch a few regular-season games here and there and have made it clear that I will not watch or participate in March Madness this year after what happened to West Virginia University on Selection Sunday.

I’m not locked in like some people simply because of how WVU is treated. Fine. Whatever.

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I’m late on this, obviously, but can someone explain to me how nobody made a bigger deal out of Louisville’s James Scott rocking a full-blown Bane mask on the court?

Louisville James Scott Rocking The BANE Mask

"No one cared who I was until I put on the mask" – ̶ ̷B̷a̷n̷e̷ James Scott pic.twitter.com/9mYQ7AHhHi

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Shame On Me: The Bane Mask is actually a national story

Yes. I’m writing this in real-time and I rarely go back and update shit so I’m now seeing that the Bane Mask was in fact a national story. The Fake News Failing New York Times (The Athletic) wrote an article about it. Apparently James Scott had some tee knocked out back in February in a game against Miami and the geeks at Louisville crafted the mask up as protection.

I understand the Bane Mask comparison but really, this is more of a Hannibal Lector look, right? Either way, it’s pretty bad ass. I would like to know if James Scott wanted the mask in that style or it’s just the Louisville geeks who admittedly don’t watch sports, trying to make their own statement.

Is This Hard? Or Corny? Or Both?

We live in a sports world where people lost their minds over a guy at Wofford shooting free throws granny-style. You have equipment managers signing NIL deals, and other players rocking masks that resemble Bane and Hannibal Lector. In my humble opinion, the college sports world is rapidly changing for the worst.

This one is different. I’m genuinely torn here. On one hand, if you’re on the court looking like you just crawled out of a Gotham sewer ready to terrorize Bruce Wayne, that’s undeniably intimidating.

But at the same time… it’s kind of corny, right?

Like, if you’re wearing this mask, you better be dropping at least 15 a night. Louisville lost to Creighton in a No. 8 vs. No. 9 upset. Our player in question James Scott scored 0 points in the loss. There was no bullying dudes in the post which I think is necessary while wearing the mask.

Louisville and James Scott, injuries or no injuries, need to be so dominant that nobody questions the look because if you’re out here hatching goose eggs (Mr. Scott) in the scoring department and getting smoked by Creighton in March Madness, the gimmick is officially over.

Too late to find out. Louisville has officially been sent home. Oh well.

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