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Patrick Mahomes, Josh Hart, Sports World Share Hilarious Reactions to 2024 Solar Eclipse

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Winning the Lombardi trophy or an NCAA championship may feel like a once-in-a-lifetime event, but Monday’s solar eclipse puts those experiences into perspective. 

Many of the nation’s biggest sports stars came out to witness the 2024 solar eclipse, the first total solar eclipse visible in North America since 2017. Though a total solar eclipse occurs every one to three years somewhere around the globe, those visible from the United States tend to be much rarer; the next total solar eclipse won’t occur in the contiguous U.S. until 2044. 

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This year’s eclipse arced across big-time sports cities from Dallas to Cleveland to Buffalo, spawning a wide gamut of social media posts from notable athletes—as well as raising awareness for the importance of wearing special solar eclipse glasses.

Here are the sports world’s best and most hilarious reactions to the awe-inspiring celestial event on Monday:

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Kristen Wong
KRISTEN WONG

Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020 and has a bachelor’s in English and linguistics from Columbia University. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site. She is a lifelong Liverpool fan who enjoys solving crossword puzzles and hanging out at her neighborhood dive bar in NYC.

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