Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, That Basketball Girl, and Her Life, You Know
Alright, so, there’s this girl, Mikiah Herbert Harrigan. Folks talk about her ’cause she’s good at basketball. Real good. They say she got picked sixth by some team, Minnesota Lynx, back in 2020. Heard it on the TV, you know, when I was watchin’ them soaps. Sixth! That’s gotta be somethin’, right? Like pickin’ the best lookin’ apple outta the whole dang barrel.
Now, they call her a “forward” for the Phoenix Mercury. Sounds fancy, don’t it? Like she’s movin’ forward all the time, chargin’ ahead. Guess that’s what she does on the court, runnin’ and jumpin’ and throwin’ that ball. Me, I just forward myself to the kitchen for another cup of tea. That’s my kinda forward.
- Heard she plays for the London Lions too. London! That’s across the big water, ain’t it? Must be nice, seein’ all them different places. I ain’t never been further than the county fair, myself.
- And get this, she’s a mama! A mama and playin’ basketball all over the place. Lordy, I don’t know how she does it. Raisin’ kids is hard enough work, let alone chasin’ after a ball and all. Makes me tired just thinkin’ about it.
Injuries, yeah, they happen. Even to them young’uns who run around like they got springs in their shoes. Heard tell of some Bec Allen and Diana Taurasi bein’ hurt. Poor things. It’s like when my old mule, Betsy, threw a shoe. Couldn’t do nothin’ till we got her fixed up. These basketball players, they gotta get fixed up too, I reckon, so they can get back to scorin’ them points.
Now, everybody wants to know about this Mikiah’s husband. Who’s the fella that hitched up with this basketball star? Well, lemme tell ya, folks are nosy. Always pokin’ their noses into other people’s business. They even got somethin’ called “stats” for her. Numbers and such. How many points she scored, how many times she grabbed the ball. I tell ya, people got too much time on their hands.
But back to the husband thing. See, that’s what gets folks all riled up. They wanna know who she’s sharin’ her life with. Who’s helpin’ raise them young’uns while she’s out there on the court? And you know what? It ain’t really none of our business. If she wants to tell us, she will. If she don’t, well, that’s her right. Just like it’s my right to have another piece of pie, even if the doctor says I shouldn’t.
Life’s a Game, You Know
This Mikiah girl, she’s playin’ her game, and it seems like she’s playin’ it pretty darn well. She’s got her kids, her basketball, maybe a husband, maybe not. It’s her life, her story. And us? We’re just watchin’ from the sidelines, clappin’ when she scores, and hopin’ she stays healthy and happy. And that’s all there is to it, really.
It’s like that ol’ sayin’, you know? Live and let live. She’s throwin’ basketballs, I’m bakin’ pies. We both got our own thing goin’ on. And as long as we’re both happy and mindin’ our own beeswax, well, that’s all that matters, ain’t it?
So, next time you hear about Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, remember she’s more than just a basketball player. She’s a mama, maybe a wife, and a whole lot of other things besides. Just like you and me, she’s got her own life to live, her own game to play. And that’s somethin’ worth rememberin’, don’t you think?
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