Boston — When Stephen Curry came out of the arena tunnel for a pre-match warm-up routine, he was at the center of gravity and attracted fans to be a frequent defender on the court.
The Golden State, loyal to the stand, looked like dozens of people, but hung shoes and posters in the tunnel to sign the curry, and leaned against each other to see the curry better. 16-year-old Ian Rea, who drove with her parents from St. John, New Brunswick, put up a sign saying, “Steph, sign my jersey and cut her hair altogether.”
A meticulous combination of Curry’s jumpers, floaters, trick shots and a bit of stupidity is the equivalent of watching a Louis Armstrong runscale on a trumpet.
Curry did not end up signing a rare poster. But a few rows away, seeing Curry running his scale, flight attendant Matt Velázquez, 49, was worried about the concept of basketball mortality on Friday night.
“You may be nearing the end of the era,” said Velázquez from Danville, California. He and his friend Dale Villasener flew around the country just to watch Game 4 in Boston. They each spent $ 2,500 to sit in the log section. Velázquez, a lifelong fan of the Golden State, said he strives to never miss a home game directly.
The fan base is not at a crossroads yet. Curry, 34, hasn’t said anything about retirement and Golden State could win the series. It’s a draw in games 5 and 2-2 on Monday.
The other two stars in Core, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, are only 32 years old. But age creeps on us all — and in the year of basketball, three of them are somewhere between middle-aged and social security coverage. With these players playing at the elite level, there may not be many runs left.
Villasenor, 49, a dentist at Walnut Creek, California, was a Golden State fan before Curry was drafted on the seventh pick in 2009 when the team played at the Oakland Oracle Arena instead of the Chase Center. I remembered my life. San Francisco.
“”I used to watch games where I just hang out and watch the All-Stars come in, “says Villasenor.
Now the golden state is a draw. Usually, when Golden State plays a road game, an important delegation of its fans appears.The team is one of the NBA Road attendance leader.. Sometimes it’s a problem to have one of the world’s biggest stars on the jersey’s top-selling curry team.
But in Boston, famous for its basketball history, it was difficult to find a road jersey on Friday night. Where’s Wally trying to find a fan of the Golden State? It was like playing. But for gold and blue spots instead of Wald’s red and white. All seats in the arena were covered in Celtics white and green shirts and labeled “It’s All About 18”, indicating that Boston was aiming for its 18th championship.
This NBA Finals is a legacy contrast. Golden State has won six titles in the last seven years. Three of them. Its dominance was primarily in the 21st century, but the Celtics are immersed in nostalgia — Longing for the days of Bill Russell and Larry BirdOnly one championship since 1986.
This has given each franchise supporter a different reputation. Recent successes show that Chris Swartzentruber, 30, an insurance agent in Kalona, Iowa, is inviting recent fans.
“I don’t know the Celtics trendy fans,” he said. “I know many trendy Warriors fans.. “
Swartzentruber himself is not the purest fan. He said he only supports Thompson, not the team. He has been following the team and watching his play since 2015 and, as expected, wore a Thompson jersey to participate in Game 4. On this trip, he sat alone on the courtside from Karona. His ticket was $ 3,500. His fandom stems partially from being a powerful shooter that grows on his own.
“”I don’t spend that much money, “said Swartzentruber. “This is my vacation. I haven’t been on vacation for about three years... “
And because sports fandom is an irrational company, it leads to some interesting loyalty and blasphemous behavior. This is especially the case in Boston, which is known for its fans — let’s call it expressive. The Celtics fan behavior has become the story of this series, thanks to Game 3, where fans advocate green and vulgarity.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Asked for his response to the fan’s chant According to a local reporter in Boston.
“I want the fans to have fun,” Silver said. “Of course, as a league office, I want it to be done with respect for all the participants, but I understand that. I love the energy that Boston fans bring.”
If Silver’s wide smile could tell, he might have added: Did you say you love clam chowder? “
Nancy De Blasio, 41, joined the match from Berlin, Connecticut, with her girlfriend Ashley Sialfi, 33. Both wore blue and yellow golden state T-shirts. De Blasio is a teacher and basketball coach who supports curry. De Blasio said it was “quite cruel” to be in the city of Boston with her T-shirt, but the two “take it because we understand it.”
“I think it would be worse if we were men,” Cialfi said.
“Oh, definitely,” De Blasio agreed.
Really? but why?
“They will ease some chicks,” Cialfi said.
However, after that, a professional wrestling style plot twist occurred. De Blasio said she was actually a Celtics fan as well as a Curry fan. Despite her shirt, she claimed she was actually rooting for Boston’s victory. (“No, you’re not,” Cialfi informed her.) Her adjectives weren’t thrown in the exchange.
Nor was he thrown near his father and sons Andy and Ryan Malberg, who had been driving from Buffalo for almost seven hours for the match. Ryan, 15, who was about to cry when he learned of the ticket, was a lifelong Golden State fan who participated in his first NBA game.
OK, Fair Point: What is “lifetime” at the age of 15?
But this means that the generation of Ryan’s Golden State fans is ruined. He knew most of the wins, so he calls the team “a good, up-and-coming team for now.” (It’s equal because Andy and Ryan are also fans of Buffalo Bills.) Meanwhile, Ryan’s father reveals that Malberg will not participate in the blasphemous related Hyzink initiated by rude Boston fans. did.
“He knows to be respectful, and he won’t say any of them,” Andy Malberg, 43, sternly said. “I can assure you that.”
Sure enough, Celtics fans chanted again on the green throughout the game, sometimes even cursed by Thompson. But in the end, it was the Golden State fans who satisfied the arena. Curry performed a vintage performance and scored 43 points. Curry had supporters of both teams in awe of the latest campaign to throw himself into basketball immortality instead of his death.
“There’s nothing better than that,” Velázquez said after the match. To see the Boston Celtics, one of the best franchises in history.. “
” Boston Celtics“Villasenor was interrupted in abundance.
“I know!” Velázquez said to his delight. “To beat them on their home court!”
As they spoke, a man who looked like a twenties and was wearing a Celtics jersey approached and noticed the Golden State outfit.
“You guys are ass, do you know?” The man said without prompt. It was one of several opinions about the team he wanted to get out of his chest.
As he concludes his eloquent soliloquy, the man turns around and dances — his own ass swirls towards Velázquez and Villa Senor.
“Yes,” Villasenor ironically said about Celtics fans. “To tell the truth Elegant.. “
