So we went to a few more Cavs games last year, and we had some fun times watching the Cavs get to the Finals and then lose painfully while down a couple of superstars…First things first, we did try LeBron Juice, thanks to my friend Jackie. Â It was OK.
We spent a one-time-only amount of money to sit 3 rows back from our favorite Cavs players during the first round of the playoffs vs. Boston. Â It was ridiculous and fun and insightful and crazy and cramped. Â Every player gets heating pads every time they go to the bench, much more than you might think.
Here are the giveaway Nike t-shirts:
Shawn Marion:
Kevin Love (cat with hearts-for-eyes emoji):
This is how close we were to LBJ:
David Blatt (miss you Blatt):
Moondog and his erect tail watching LBJ get interviewed:
Andy talking to Mike Miller (miss you Andy, miss you Mike Miller):
Kyrie shooting a foul shot, the villain, Mozzy (who, by the way, was startlingly tall, even though I knew it ahead of time):
Sloppy Joe Harris (miss you Sloppy Joe Harris:
LBJ, plus fellow Xavierite James Posey in the foreground:
Shump’s hair is something to see, for sure. Â Also, I wish that this picture showed the little girl in front of us’s face – she was a mini-me of her Jewish dad on the left side of the photo:
The Cavs won! Â Then stupid Kelly Olynyk pulled Kevin Love’s arm off in a later game of the series.
Next up was the Bulls…Here’s Walter giving Joakim Noah the business:
I was left at home alone with the cats for one of the games of the Finals. Â Here’s our watch party: