Yay Knicks!

Not something said very often I know and I certainly haven't said it in awhile but that Knicks-Celtics game on Sunday night reminded me of old times (by which I mean the early-mid 90s although my dad, who took me to the game on Sunday, would say it's just not the same as the early 70s). The stadium looked nearly sold out, the crowd was pumped, the celebrities filled the sideline and the Knicks delivered a win over the reigning champion Celtics. Who could ask for anything more. I know I screamed myself a little hoarse and it just felt good to be inspired to cheer for the Knicks. New York deserves a quality basketball team and LeBron or no LeBron, I hope that the team can put the last few ugly years behind them and really pull together to rise up to the higher ranks once again.

P.S. re the picture of Jon Stewart. He was one of a number of people they showed sitting on the sidelines (along with Whoopi Goldbert, Taye Diggs, Penny Marshall, Carl Banks and, although not shown but present, Spike Lee) but when he popped up on the screen he had his adorable four year old son on his lap. I glanced over to where he was sitting a few times during the game and he seemed to really be trying to explain the game to his son (who kept pointing at various people on the court). The son did seem to get a bit restless towards the end and I saw Jon Stewart pull him back in once when he got too close to the edge of the sideline but it appeared to be a sweet father son evening out.