Los Angeles Times sports columnist

Los Angeles Times sports columnist Mike Penner looked deep into his crystal ball and tells us the fascinating story of Quidditch from the year 2028 – must read 🙂

In late 2002, Nike bought out Nimbus and undersold rival manufacturer Firebolt by its use of cheap child labor in southeastern Asia. When Tiger Woods proved more adept at driving the Golden Snitch than catching it, Nike signed Potter to the most lucrative endorsement contract in sports history, making the lad the first $1 billion-a-year athlete

For the next two decades, it was nothing but glory and championships and sequels for Potter, who in 2022 was named Greatest Athlete of the Century by ESPN over the protests of several sports historians arguing that the 21st century still had 78 years to go. ESPN’s response: “It’s our scoop.”