WHAT A MOMENT: The Walk-On For The Yuggernauts Men's Basketball Team Went NUCLEAR
Where were you when Coach Tate drew up a play for the worst player on his roster?
The Yuggernauts had their second game of the 2026 season and we got out to an early 20 point lead. This meant that it was my time to finally get some minutes out on the court and showcase my skills in what little time I had. (As previously stated by team owner Big Cat, if the Yugs go up by 20 at any point I must be subbed into the game or else Coach Tate is fired)
I knew that if I didn't make a splash I would be back on the bench putting my warmups back on. However, The basketball gods had other plans. Tate drew up an elevator screen play for me and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about. I'm not a structured hooper, I'm just a hoopers hooper. Anyways, we run the play and I go rogue and run around the screens set for me. I find my spot and hit a three off the glass. The entire arena erupted into a joyous ovation but they weren't satisfied... they wanted MORE. Thus, the legend of Kodsanity was born.
I knew it was greenlight from there. I pull up another three... SPLASH. The fucking place couldn't get enough. A mere 30 minutes prior I was sniffing jockstraps on the sideline and now I am in the game reigning down 3's like it's nothing?! I go back down the court again and Smokes sets me a perfect screen... WET.
I'm simply a walk on for a men's rec league team playing at 10pm in November but on this night, I was unconscious. I had 9 points from beyond the arc… it was truly special stuff. When I walked into the arena that night I felt magic in the air. I sat in the locker room an hour before the game by myself knowing that all I needed was a chance. I knew that the work that my personal Coach Mark Titus and I put in during the offseason would all be worth it.
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The haters will likely point out that as the game went on I took bad shots and missed a lot but as the great Dion Waiters said, "I'd rather go 0-30 than 0-9 because you go 0-9, that means you stopped shooting. That means you lost confidence." I never wavered in my shot selection and I think that means more than what the box score merchants will tell you.
When the ball stops dribbling and the arena empties out just remember that number 0 on the court is number 0 in your hearts. This game might have been an anomaly but as the season rolls on you can bet your ass I'll be right back in the lab with my hardhat on doing anything I can to help this team get a win.
While I may never see meaningful minutes in a game again, we will ALWAYS have these highlights:
Hang the orange #0 jersey in the rafters.
Watch Yuggernauts Game Two in full: