go warriors!

Last night the Golden State Warriors won their first-round playoff series against the #1 seed, Dallas Mavericks. This is being called the “biggest upset” in NBA playoff history. It’s funny because the Warriors have always been known as a lame team that didn’t get any love from the fans. But now everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Last night the local news showed how many celebrities came out to watch the game, including Snoop Dog.

The Warriors are based in Oakland, & I’m disappointed that they are not called the “Oakland Warriors”. I don’t know the reason behind that, but it makes you think that they are ashamed to be an Oakland team.

I have theory that wherever I am living, the local teams tend to do well. The summer that I moved to Chicago was the year that Michael Jordan & the Chicago Bulls won their first championship. I lived in Chicago for 9 years in the 1990s; & that was the decade of the Bulls. When I lived in Queens, both the Yankees & the Mets made it to the World Series in the famous “Subway Series”. When I lived in Seoul, Korea did really well in the World Cup Soccer Tournament and placed fourth.

I haven’t kept up w/basketball in years, but I’m excited to watch the Warriors go all the way.