Mickey Mouse ring
(informal, pejorative, basketball, US) The 2020 NBA championship won by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(informal, pejorative, basketball, US) The 2020 NBA championship won by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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.
Origin: Likely from Mickey Mouse, or in reference to the 2020 NBA Bubble shortened basketball season held at Walt Disney World, or both of these; with ring as a for “championship” after the Championship ring presented to members of winning teams. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(informal, by extension, pejorative, sports, US) Any championship in a sporting competition that is perceived to be of lower quality than other championships due to weaker competition or circumstances.
Occasional jabs about James and his supposed ''' 'Mickey Mouse' ring''' haven’t really stuck.
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