LOS ANGELES — Baker Mayfield walked into the ballroom of the LA Hotel Downtown on Saturday morning, and now Sooner Nation knows how Knickerbocker fans felt when Willis Reed dragged his leg onto Madison Square Garden's court in 1970.
Reed didn't have any business playing in Game 7 of the NBA Finals with a torn thigh muscle, and Mayfield didn't have any business answering questions for 20 minutes with bronchitis kicking his butt.
But everybody sure felt better when they showed up.
Three million Oklahomans breathed easier, even if their quarterback didn't, after Mayfield's appearance at Rose Bowl Media Day.