Post by ljohnverrell on Sept 11, 2009 23:18:18 GMT -5
Just had to share this tonight with you guys.After falling in love with the Dream during my first home game against San Antonio a few weeks ago and being at the Sparks game--I made two decisions. Become a STH next year and seeing the final home game tonight.
It turns out that I invited my neice, nephew and two daughters to come along and see the Dream for the first time. Of the bunch, my 5 year old neice, Shantrese was the only one complaining during the first 20 minutes we got there. She doesn't like women's basketball she screams! Why do I have to go? I like LeBron and the women don't dunk!
She complained the whole time during the pre-game. She wasn't excited about the team game poster we got when we came in, she didn't want popcorn or anything. She just wanted to go home! She pointed to the scoreboard during warmups and saw Sesame Street Live and said-this is what you SHOULD take me to see--not this!
When she heard Vince on the mic she saw how all of us cheered when the Dream came out and folded her arms and put her head down. I thought it was going to be a long game with her pouting. Then came the Dream team announcements and the lights went out. Theres just something about that! The crowd was loud and Shantrese was amazed during the player announcements and how loud the crowd was. She didn't say anything during--but I saw her eyes gazing at the scoreboard.
The game starts and Izzy makes the first couple of baskets..Shantrese goes shes good and starts going #8 this and #8 that..who do you like auntie she asks? I said #35, her name is Angel. Then Sancho gets hot and she says I like her too #20! And then in comes Michele and Shantrese is going #2! #2! She's tall! Then Erika starts rebounding and making baskets and Shantrese goes they're ALL good! I say "yeah--they are!"
After the first quarter Shantrese wants popcorn. We get it for her. Then she wants thundersticks and we get those. Then Star comes up and she starts waving at him, (he didn't see her) But she laughed everytime he came close. Halftime and we're winning by a bunch and I ask Shantrese if she has to go to the restroom and she says "yes, but I don't want to miss anything." I told her that it'll take a minute. We come back for the second half with a hot dog this time.
When Michele Snow got a technical foul called in the second half there was no louder fan booing the call in section 122 than Shantrese, who didn't even want to be there at first. By the time the game was over, I had to buy her a Dream t-shirt and and one of those Star dolls.
Are we going to the playoff game? Is Star going to be there? I had about a hundred questions on the ride back to Lithonia from a little girl that didn't want to be a Dream fan--but became one just by being in Phillips Arena tonight. It was unbelievable!! I so proud of the Dream and glad I took my neice! Looks like I'll have to get kid season tickets too next year if there is such a thing!
