Credit: Brent Wojahn, The Oregonian

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  • Brent Wojahn, The Oregonian

In case you were unaware, Blazersmania has been swept up by the Three Goggles, a (ridiculous) hand sign the players throw after making a three pointer. Allegedly created by Patty Mills, the meme has its very own T-shirt available at games, plus it is now referenced by name by team PA announcer Mark Mason. But while watching last night’s Blazers victory over the Milwaukee Bucks it occurred to me that Mills did not create the Three Goggles, someone else did. Someone far more sinister than a goofy Aussie backup point guard.

This is the creator of the Three Goggles. He expects an apology, Patty. If you don’t, dude will eat you.

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11 replies on “The Origins of the Three Goggles”

  3. No, he’s doing the 5 goggles, which are thrown up in the somewhat rare instance that a football team scores a safety then returns the kickoff to get within field goal range and kicks the field goal on the first down of their possession after kickoff.

  8. @ujfoyt – Because when that guy made a three-point shot, he’d hold up three fingers for the crowd, like making an “okay” gesture. Apparently it was his signature move? And apparently he has bad eyesight? So when he had to make free throws and would start squinting, the other Blazers would parody his thing, and hold them up like goggles.

    See? I know something about sports.

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