Would you rather have a Sister Jean bobblehead or LEGOΒ figure? ByΒ Satchel Price
Whatβs cooler than a 98-year-old Catholic nun whoβs become the face of college basketballβs latest Cinderella story? How about a LEGO figure to join your collection of characters from Star Wars and DC Comics? Or maybe a bobblehead?
Sister Jean is now a full-blown celebrity around the sports world after Loyolaβs latest triumph over Nevada to reach the Elite 8, so sheβs being honored in the best way possible: Various plastic memorabilia depicting her likeness.
For example, a slam dunking LEGO figure with a basketball hoop thatβs oddly massive, via LEGOLAND Chicago.
They even show her making a Kansas State fan cry because sheβs ruthless like that.
But maybe LEGOs arenβt quite your speed because of that one time you accidentally stepped on one in the dark and entered a time warp of piercing pain. In that case, thereβs an officially licensed bobblehead for you that may or may not be terrifying in real life. Itβs honestly hard to tell. Hereβs the mock up from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum:
The website says that the bobbleheads will ship by June 2018 (long after the end of the NCAA Tournament) and βa portion of the proceeds from the sale of each bobblehead benefit the Loyola Athletic Fund and the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.β
It doesnβt appear that the LEGO Sister Jean is up for sale, but if it was, which one would you prefer?