First of all, let me say to anyone who wants to dispute the tagline’s claim that this is in fact the blog for NBA fanatics that I drove a total of more than six hours in order to attend this D-League affair. It was a long time in the car (even for a person who enjoys being in the car), and gas turned out to cost almost twice what a ticket to the game did, but hey, I did what I had to do to see Ricky Davis play for the Maine Red Claws. I’d definitely do it again, and I hope he sticks with the team long enough to make that possible.
Upon arriving at The Portland Expo, a high-school-sized gym in a city of about 65,000, I was immediately surprised by how many people had shown up. I got there about 45 minutes early and folks had already begun to file in. The seats never filled completely, but by the time the game started the scene looked like this…
This is the first D-League game I’ve actually attended, but I’ve watched my fair share of ‘em on NBAtv and what I’ve seen has never com...
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