NBA mascot offers TV reporter the fright of her life

The Thunder was making ready to tackle Portland on Tuesday (AEDT) when Oklahoma Metropolis’s mascot, often known as Rumble, snuck up behind Olzendam as she was about to go on digital camera.

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Rumble, a bison whose title derives from the sound thunder makes, snuck up proper behind the reporter and managed to remain nonetheless for a couple of moments whereas staring down the digital camera.

After a couple of seconds, Olzendam realised somebody was standing proper behind her and she or he rotated solely to see the mascot simply centimetres away from her.

The sideline reporter was significantly spooked out, operating away in horror earlier than she shortly noticed the humorous aspect of the prank.

Rumble the mascot was more than happy with its efforts and was seen gleefully prancing away.

Olzendam might need identified however the mascot had in retailer for her after she shared a photograph of the pair assembly the day earlier than the sport.

It’s not the primary time Olzendam has been within the firing line of an NBA mascot.

Again in 2017, Pierre the New Orleans Pelican pulled the identical prank on her. Let’s hope Olzendam isn’t on the tip of any extra mischievous mascots.

On the court docket in Oklahoma Metropolis, the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drained a pull-up leap shot as time expired to raise the Thunder to a 123-121 victory over the Path Blazers, spoiling a milestone night time for Damian Lillard.

Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 35 factors.

Lillard led Portland with 28 and overtook Corridor of Famer Clyde Drexler because the main scorer in Path Blazers historical past.

Drexler scored 18,040 factors for the Blazers from 1983-95. Lillard got here into the competition needing 21 to surpass him.