Yo, Money, It’s Gotta Be the…Onesie?

Well, yes, a bit of time was spent this past weekend (and last week at work) watching some basketball. And yes, as someone involved with the Harper’s Index, I’ve expended a good deal of energy trying to determine what impact the Tournament has on the nation’s economic picture (have yet to find a reliable study; stay tuned).

In that light, then, I want to share this video of Mark Walker, a preschool basketball phenom who was put under contract by Reebok in 2003 when he was 3 years old. Check him out. Good touch. Form could use a bit of work, but maybe his Pull-Ups were full on that pull-up (jumper–the shot, not the garment). Nice headband.

Anyone know what happened to this kid? I couldn’t find anything.

Published by Theodore

Theodore Ross is an editor of Harper’s Magazine. His writing has appeared in Harper’s, Saveur, Tin House, the Mississippi Review, and (of course), the Vietnam News. He grew up in New York City by way of Gulfport, MS, and as a teen played the evil Nazi, Toht, in Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation. He lives with his son, J.P. in Brooklyn, and is currently working on a book about Crypto-Jews.

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  1. Thanks for the link. Very perky little site. Though I do like this last line, which we should use here on DadWagon: “Mark would also like to give a special thanks to all of his fans visiting the website today. He thinks you’re the best!!”

  2. Hi, if you are searching about this boy you can search for my youtube videos (saluteforever): MARK LA STELLA DEL BASKET, WHEN HE WAS YOUNG & MARK TALKS ABOUT HIS FAVOURITE THINGS the 3 other reebok clips missing!!

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