MINNEAPOLIS _ Orlando Magic rookie center Mo Bamba had to laugh Wednesday night when asked what he thought of Texas mascot Bevo, the Longhorn steer, attacking Georgia counterpart UGa, the Bulldog, prior to the teams' Sugar Bowl matchup.
Bamba, who played one year of college basketball at the University of Texas, said if the two mascots had not been separated, the Longhorn would have easily won. He added the incident provided perfect foreshadowing of the game between Texas and Georgia at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
"I thought that was awesome," said Bamba, after scoring 10 points, grabbing six rebounds and blocking three shots in the Magic's 112-84 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. "It explained what would happen in the game pretty well. I mean, what's a Bulldog to a Longhorn? Come on.
"You saw where the horn was heading and where the dog was."
When Bamba was told he should have had a photo taken of him and Bevo while he was at Texas to show the 7-foot basketball player's nearly 8-foot wingspan in comparison to a mature Longhorn steer's rack width, Bamba responded, "That's funny."
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