J. Sam Jones

Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-Min are doing just fine, but will they ever be as dynamic a pairing for LAFC as Olly and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Olly is, of course, a female Red Naped Shaheen Falcon with a top-flight speed of 214 miles per hour and a weekend gig as LAFC’s mascot. Abdul-Jabbar is a 7-foot-2 male human with a popular Substack, 62 acting credits on IMDb and several notable accomplishments as a basketball player. When the two met before an LAFC match in 2019, Olly landed on Abdul-Jabbar’s arm before being lifted higher than she’s ever been lifted before or since to take a flight around BMO Stadium.

“When he was ready for Olly to take off, he timed it perfectly and launched her up, I swear, like 20 feet in the air,” LAFC falconer Jason Miknuk said. “And you can

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