Marcus Thompson

imagine this picture this for a moment Steph Curry dribbling down the court the lane opens let's go with Ja because it's more reasonable Ja Morant driving down the middle of the court and he takes off from the free throw line and he does four revolutions in the air before dunking

That's figure skating, baby.

They're jumping on skates.

So the big guy, the guy you will never miss come February.

The guy, you know how when Olympics happen, then there's this one athlete or two athletes, so you just, they're everywhere all of a sudden.

That guy's going to be Ilya Malinin, who is better known by his nickname of the quad god.

Now,

I got first assigned figure skating last year.

And my first foray into figure skating was in March.

It was after Jimmy Butler's return to Miami because after that game, I flew straight to Boston for the world championships.

Now, before that, I didn't do any research.

I know what's happening.

I was busy.

It was trade deadline season.

I didn't have anything.

I have time for it.

So I was like, I'll start paying attention when I go to Boston, get to Boston.

I see this guy that's known as quad guy.

First thing I do is look at his legs like this little skinny dude.

I was just unimpressed by his thighs, right?