Citations:Mickey Mouse ring

English citations of Mickey Mouse ring

championship characterized by weaker competition

• 2020 October 27, Antonio Wolfe, “Wolfe’s Den: Cheer up Pirates fans, we got the better end of 2020”, in Pittsburgh Sports Castle‎^[1]:

  Anytime the official MLB Twitter account tweets there is a dozen replies saying this is a “Mickey Mouse” ring or “Fake season anyway.” While I can see their point, after having played less than half of a normal regular season, it does make me a little happier as a Pirates fan.

• 2020 December 3, Will Leitner, quoting Ben Maller, “The Ben Maller Show: 'Stop Acting Like LeBron's Championship at the NBA's Bubble Was Challenging'”, in Fox Sports Radio‎^[2]:

  After the Lakers won their little Mickey Mouse ring, LeBron went to the church of victimhood as he often does, and talked about what a ‘huge challenge’ it was to be in Orlando.

• 2020 December 31, Marc Stein, “From Kobe to LeBron: Tragedy and Triumph in the N.B.A.”, in New York Times:

  Occasional jabs about James and his supposed 'Mickey Mouse' ring haven’t really stuck.

• 2021 June 17, Adam Caparell, “'Stop putting an Asterisk on Every NBA Champion'”, in Complex Sports Magazine:

  Lakers/LeBron haters have lamely labeled last year’s title, which featured a mental and emotional toll unlike any other in NBA history, a Mickey Mouse ring.

• 2021 July 6, Chase Gage, “2021 NBA Finals Rant: There’s No Such Thing as an Asterisk Championship”, in Last Word On Sports‎^[3]:

  The Los Angeles Lakers’ “Mickey Mouse” ring is about as legitimate as a ring pop from the corner store. And don’t forget Kevin Durant‘s fake rings, since he joined a 73-9 team to get them. So, with those asterisks in mind, let’s backtrack.

• 2021 July 15, Ethan Moutes, “It’s time to retire the notion of a ‘Mickey Mouse ring’”, in The Daily Californian:

  Basically, a Mickey Mouse ring is a championship that is not earned and seems to come “easily.”

• 2022 January 16, Sportsaholic [username], quoting user GS4life, “Lakers DEVASTATED”, in Game FAQ‎^[4], archived from the original on 2-2-2022:

  “The term ‘Mickey Mouse Ring’ is just a lazy excuse for Clippers and Bucks choking in the playoffs if it had been the Lakers choking nobody would have cut them any slack.” Mickey ring is something created by haters - aka fans. Not actual players or people from the league.