Watch this NBA reporter have a funny close encounter with a hairy scary mascot

Brooke Olzendam had a relatable reaction when Rumble the Bison went full ninja and crept up on her.

Watch what happened.

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Her encounter with the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team mascot went viral – with people posting reactions like these –

She lowkey swung on him though 😂
James

Her nightmare came to life…. the sprint. lol.
TraceyKiss

Rumble is literally the best! 🥰🥰 🦬 💙💛
kmwthay

That was a look of pure fear for a second.
ImTotallyAHumanEntity

Fight or flight….. FLIGHT!!!😂😂
DwayneJBallard

Brooke had actually had a heads up from Rumble.

Ran into my nemesis, tonight. He told me I should be scared tomorrow night…

Well, his eyes did. pic.twitter.com/jwfaCCX08c

— Brooke Olzendam (@brookeolzendam) December 19, 2022

ESPN journalist Malika Andrews got a slight taste of the same medicine during her reaction piece.

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We have a feeling this isn’t over.

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