My brother asked for Celtics tix for Christmas, and my Dad was able to track down 4 of them, so he took all the Bain men.
The seats were unbelievable. We were so close to the floor, I felt like I needed to be stretched and ready to play.
One of the most fun moments of the event actually took place right before the game. The Celtics big new star, Kevin Garnett, has a hilarious pre-game ritual, and I was about 10 feet away from it. He loads his hands full of the talcum powder that they leave out for the players. He then throws the powder right in the face of the Celts' play-by-play guy. I caught it on video. Check it out.
The Celtics crushed the Magic, and in the process they reminded me how much fun it is to see basketball in person.
Another takeaway from the game. Garnett has this unique blend of intensity and humor that he brings to the team. On the one hand, he screams, and he's focused, and he never breaks a smile. Clearly he cannot be happy with a loss. But he also does silly things like the talcum powder, and the ridiculously elaborate high fives. I guess he can get away with being respected while cracking jokes because his talent for the game is inarguably tremendous. I'd like to be good enough at something that I could be a stern-faced leader figure who occasionally cracks wise.
Garnett applies talc from alexander_bain on Vimeo.
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