Typical London Boy
03-04-2011, 07:49 PM
Decided at the last minute to go to the Nets/Raptors game at the O2 Arena in London today, what with it being the first ever regular season game outside of North America.
Things were ticking along nicely, when midway during the first quarter, they announced Robert Horry in the crowd - and not a millions miles away from where I was. The uneducated fans in attendance didn't seem to have a clue who he was, but I did my part and gave him a standing-o.
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But that wasn't enough. With a few beers in me, I had to tell Big Shot Bob just how awesome he is/was. So just before half-time, I made my way over to his section, but arrived just on the half-time whistle and realised he'd gone. I waited around during the interval for him to come back (and nabbing someone else's seat in the process), but he never did.
Disappointed not to meet the great man, but pretty cool he was there. The game itself was actually pretty good, considering both of them are out of playoff contention. A good night all 'round.
Things were ticking along nicely, when midway during the first quarter, they announced Robert Horry in the crowd - and not a millions miles away from where I was. The uneducated fans in attendance didn't seem to have a clue who he was, but I did my part and gave him a standing-o.
:flag:
But that wasn't enough. With a few beers in me, I had to tell Big Shot Bob just how awesome he is/was. So just before half-time, I made my way over to his section, but arrived just on the half-time whistle and realised he'd gone. I waited around during the interval for him to come back (and nabbing someone else's seat in the process), but he never did.
Disappointed not to meet the great man, but pretty cool he was there. The game itself was actually pretty good, considering both of them are out of playoff contention. A good night all 'round.