Sometimes Being A Sore Loser's Okay - Page 2

But that’s all far down the road. Right now, us Celtics fans have a much more important task: Rooting against the Lakers. I wouldn’t necessarily call it bad sportsmanship. It’s more, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” I think.. Or maybe it’s geese. Gooses? Regardless, the only thing that comes remotely close to watching the team you love win, is watching the team you hate lose. Not that I’ll actually be watching. Watching a Celtics playoff game is hard enough, with the endless ads for terrible TNT dramas that’ll get canceled after the pilot. Yeah TNT, you know what? You don’t know drama. A monkey knows drama better than you. Especially this monkey.

No, this series outcome wasn’t unexpected. No matter who won Game Seven, they were most likely to be swept by LeBron and His Band of Merry Men in the Conference Finals. It’s just tough to lose in a city that has no sympathy. If I was back in Maine, we’d all be sulking together. Out here, especially when the city’s troubled star is still rolling along; there is no sympathy. I’ve prepared myself for the gloating, the smug remarks, the gunshots fired into the air. And I’m sure by Tuesday or Wednesday I’ll be fully focused on the Sox anyway. But to come so close on half the team that won a ring not a year ago; that’s tough.

It’s a shame we won’t get our rematch with the purple and gold. It’s a bigger shame that it was probably our last great chance. The Lebron Dynasty has begun.

All hail LeBron.

Article Author: Ethan Booker

Ethan Booker was born & raised in Holden, ME. A graduate of James Madison University, he now resides in Los Angeles, CA. He is patiently awaiting casting for the live-action adaptation of Battletoads. He will be reading for the part of 'Rash.'

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