Anoint thy Nikes
October 18, 2007 – 2:06 pm Posted by bryan in » Christianity, college sports
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Picking up on a story that Deadspin mentioned this week, Annette Legion, the mother of a Kentucky freshman basketball player who claims to be a prophet, is prophesying that the Wildcats will make the Final Four this year “providing they play together.”
If you think she’s making her claim based on what she’s seen in pickup games and unorganized practices, think again. Up until last year she didn’t even know Kentucky had a basketball team.
That’s the sports equivalent of not knowing McDonald’s sells hamburgers.
According to the article, Legion “…also puts “holy oil” in the basketball shoes of her son and his roommate, fellow freshman Patrick Patterson.” Not on the shoes, in the shoes.
While I’m not in a position to confirm or deny her prophetic gift, I can tell you this much: If these kids start getting blisters, the team trainer is going to be knocking down her door. (Then again, if she sees it coming she should be ok.)
(h/t: Deadspin.com)
Tags: college basketball, prophecy
5 Responses to “Anoint thy Nikes”
By BrianD on Oct 18, 2007 | Reply
Bryan, congratulations on the blog. There are a million blogs out there addressing sports, but yours is the one that talks about sports with a Christian worldview.
My advice to you? Don’t forget the Lord. Glorify Him, even when the pagans mock you. Especially when they mock you. Keep Him at the center of what you are doing there, and you will fill a much-needed role in the blogosphere that no one else is filling.
By BrianD on Oct 18, 2007 | Reply
Also, she better be anointing everyone else’s shoes so everyone gets blessed. Coaches don’t like to play favorites, you know
By Jordan on Oct 19, 2007 | Reply
Can prophets qualify their predictions?
By bryan on Oct 19, 2007 | Reply
thanks for the kind words Brian…
jordan, i totally knew you were going to post that comment! (i am a prophet by the way).
i said to myself, if jordan posts a comment that includes the words ‘prophets’, ‘qualify’, and ‘predictions’, then his comment WILL DEFINITELY READ: “can prophets qualify their predictions?” so there’s your answer.