Tonight is the opening of the NBA season. The premiere match-up of the Cleveland Cavaliers versus the fabled Boston Celtics. Shaq and Lebron against the Big 3 of Garnett, Pierce, and Allen, combined age 100 plus. The score is tied with 2 minutes left in the 1st half.
real basketball as opposed to the exhibition trash of the past month and none worse than the charity event of the Knicks playing against Israel’s #1 team, Maccabi. The result was never in doubt, however the visitor’s coach exhibited classic Israeli stubbornness after being ejected by the referee.
He refused to go to the showers.
8 minutes.
A rabbi even came down to plead with the refs to let the coach stay.
The NBA security escorted the guest from the court.
Strangest of all was that the coach was protesting an offensive foul called on the Go figure.
Several Sundays ago I was bicycling through Williamsburg. A group of young Hasidim were playing basketball. I watched for several minutes and one of them asked if I wanted to play. His friend had to go back home. finding a basketball game in Brooklyn isn’t as easy as you would think, so i eagerly accepted thinking my ancient skills would shine against the Lubbavitchers. I was wrong. They were good shooters and keen foulers.
I love this game.
Go Celtics.