Overview
- Steven Izzo posted a photo on Instagram showing Dorothy Izzo, 99, beside a newly framed poster in her Appleton retirement home with the caption, “Even at 99, she’s still a bucket.”
- The 24-by-36 inch print compiles AI-generated images depicting Dorothy dribbling, shooting and dunking over Michigan State guard Kur Teng.
- At his Wednesday press conference, Tom Izzo praised it as “a hell of a poster” and said residents enjoy it for who Dorothy is rather than her son’s fame.
- The meme traces back to Jan. 11, when TV cameras caught Izzo telling Teng during a timeout, “you can’t guard my mother,” during Michigan State’s win at Oregon.
- Illinois coach Brad Underwood echoed the running joke when discussing Ben Humrichous’ defense, and Izzo framed such quips as common motivational coach-speak rather than insults.