NBA
Last Friday my parents were in town for a wedding, so we all went to see the Boston Celtics take on my Atlanta Hawks. My brother was also in town, but since he was in the wedding, he had to go to the rehearsal dinner instead. Too bad!
One of the things that makes baseball and football games so fun, in my opinion, is that scoring is kind of a big deal. When your team gets a touchdown or plates a run, everyone cheers! Since scoring is more or less constant in a basketball game, I figured it wouldn’t be as satisfying for the crowd, but I was wrong. It was a semi-constant scoring high.
My parents watch basketball with a lot more regularity than Shaun and I. My Dad is into the Memphis Grizzlies right now, but nonetheless he and my Mom cheered for the Celtics (their hometown team). As Atlantans, Shaun and I rooted for the Hawks despite knowing nothing about the team (although I hear they are kinda good). In fact, on their first basket Shaun yelled,
“Go Braves!”
Later we yelled things like:
“Matt Ryan!”
“Chipper Jones!”
“Go Falcons!”
One Hawk I do happen to know about is Zaza Pachulia, but that’s only because he owns a restaurant near me. (Prior to seeing him on the program, though, I was pretty sure he played for the Thrashers.) It was a great game, and the Hawks won.
Afterwards I enjoyed an Elvis burger at the Vortex in honor of his birthday.
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