There is
something real special about taking your son to see his favorite sports idol
(not his Dad) in person for the first time, In the last year Cullen has
landed firmly on Planet Steph. Curry shirts, Curry shoes, he even drew
the number 30 on the back of his basketball uniform. So it was great
excitement that Lisa and I were able to secure tickets for him and I to watch
the Golden State Warriors take on the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target
Center.
We made quite the day of it. I picked Cullen up early at school so we could make it in time to watch the teams warmup. We arrived early enough to secure a spot at the beginning of the line. If you haven't heard of this, it's pretty common at all the away venues that Golden State plays at. Thousands of people show up to watch Curry put on a ball handling and shooting display warming up. You felt a bit bad for the T-Wolves players who were warming up on the other side of the court. Two thousand watching the away team and 20 watching them.
After warmups, we headed out to the concourse where they had a bunch of games setup. Cullen played those for about 45 minutes (I tried to have him get his picture with the cheerleaders, he said "no way") We then grabbed some dogs and made our way to our seats The seats weren't the greatest (right behind the backboard), however, the 4 rather intoxicated middle aged ladies sitting behind us screaming "Steph will you marry me" convinced me it was time to show my young boy the time honored tradition of the "seat upgrade" So as Cullen watched in amazement as Curry dribbled, shot, and did what Steph does, I scanned the arena for a couple of unoccupied seats. After the first quarter and a half, allowing time for some late arrivals, I had located where our new seats were going to be. I grabbed Cullen, told the ladies behind us that Curry was already married, and we headed down.
This game had been sold out for months. So I figured security to get in the lower ring was going to be tough. So I filled Cullen and my hands with popcorn, beer, and milk. I told him the plan and he should walk like he knows where he's going and if anyone tries to stop him just keep walking. We were successfully able to make our way down the seats I had spotted. About 10 rows off the floor on the baseline, even on the side that Golden State would be playing offense in the 2nd half. Perfect.
The rest of the game was great. It was a close game and there was some great back and forth with some guys sitting behind us. They would razz Cullen when the T-Wolves would score and he would stand up and yell "Oh, yeah" after Golden State would put the ball in. Everyone was cracking up. It was tremendous. The Warriors held on for a 109-104 victory, but in my eyes it was a blow out win all around.
We made quite the day of it. I picked Cullen up early at school so we could make it in time to watch the teams warmup. We arrived early enough to secure a spot at the beginning of the line. If you haven't heard of this, it's pretty common at all the away venues that Golden State plays at. Thousands of people show up to watch Curry put on a ball handling and shooting display warming up. You felt a bit bad for the T-Wolves players who were warming up on the other side of the court. Two thousand watching the away team and 20 watching them.
After warmups, we headed out to the concourse where they had a bunch of games setup. Cullen played those for about 45 minutes (I tried to have him get his picture with the cheerleaders, he said "no way") We then grabbed some dogs and made our way to our seats The seats weren't the greatest (right behind the backboard), however, the 4 rather intoxicated middle aged ladies sitting behind us screaming "Steph will you marry me" convinced me it was time to show my young boy the time honored tradition of the "seat upgrade" So as Cullen watched in amazement as Curry dribbled, shot, and did what Steph does, I scanned the arena for a couple of unoccupied seats. After the first quarter and a half, allowing time for some late arrivals, I had located where our new seats were going to be. I grabbed Cullen, told the ladies behind us that Curry was already married, and we headed down.
This game had been sold out for months. So I figured security to get in the lower ring was going to be tough. So I filled Cullen and my hands with popcorn, beer, and milk. I told him the plan and he should walk like he knows where he's going and if anyone tries to stop him just keep walking. We were successfully able to make our way down the seats I had spotted. About 10 rows off the floor on the baseline, even on the side that Golden State would be playing offense in the 2nd half. Perfect.
The rest of the game was great. It was a close game and there was some great back and forth with some guys sitting behind us. They would razz Cullen when the T-Wolves would score and he would stand up and yell "Oh, yeah" after Golden State would put the ball in. Everyone was cracking up. It was tremendous. The Warriors held on for a 109-104 victory, but in my eyes it was a blow out win all around.
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