Hype brings immense pressure. Want to talk about hype? Let’s talk O.J. Mayo. Back in 2005, Sports Illustrated wrote an article on him titled “The Next One” – comparing him to LeBron James. In high school, Slam Magazine had O.J. Mayo on the cover with headlines, “Who’s Next?” and “The Future is Now! OJ Mayo is realness.”
Now, that’s hype.
For quite some time, he showed that he was worth the hype. He also fell rather quickly. In this special “Throwback Thursday,” let’s take a look at the rise and fall of former phenom O.