Dichotomy...

Why you have to root for the Celtics: After winning the championship tonight, KG was in tears, believing anything was possible, and telling everyone he misses his mom. Once ESPN's producers finally told their sideline babe to leave him alone, the first thing he did was find his way over to Bill Russell and give him a huge hug. His words? "Now I've got my own, and I hope we made you proud." I understand that it's his first ring, but I don't recall Kobe hiding his tears beneath his brand new hat and asking if Kareem or Magic or Wilt or Elgin was proud of the team back in 2000. I guess that's the difference between an MJ-wannabe and a player who understands what it means to sacrifice personal glory to unify a team.

Posted by Rev. Adam on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Permalink