For the 11th time the Celtics and Lakers will be playing in the NBA finals. Sure it's easy to look up who won, but what's the point? You want the obscure stories to tell the girl at the sports bar that doesn't care. So I give to you 9 facts you wont hear on ESPN.
1962, Game 1: Celtics Bill Russell performs the NBA's first slam dunk on his own basket, giving the Lakers 2 points.
1962, Game 7: Lakers Elgin Baylor missed the game due to being on a “hot streak” at a casino. The Lakers lost the game and series.
1962, Game 7: Lakers Frank Selvy missed the game winning shot, claiming he was upset about an argument he had with a parrot earlier in the day.
1969, Game 2: Lakers Jerry West prayed for a victory before the game and had his prayer answered. In a post game interview, West forgot to thank god. The Celtics went on to win game 3 and the series.
1984, Game 1: Inspired by Dock Ellis, Celtics Gerald Henderson, takes LSD before the game. He is benched after showing up wearing a day-glo jersey.
1984 Game 3: Coach Riley promises the team Happy Meals if they win. Riley is forced to confiscate Magic Johnson's toy for “horsing around”
1985, Game 1: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar loses faith in horoscopes after reading that he would have a good day.
1985, Game 3: Referees make a rule disallowing mascots from “shenanigans.” The rule is overturned after one game.
1987: Boston Coach K.C. Jones attempts to train a dog to play basketball, but was unsuccessful. Boston lost the series without it's secret weapon. Disney went on to make a movie based on this event called Air Bud.
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I have never been so bored by a blog post in all my year's as a news anchor.
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