Megan P., Megan M., Morgan, and I went to the Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle Supersonics game in Lawrence. Mind you, the game was at 1PM in the afternoon and Megan and Morgan and I didn't get back from Westport that morning until 3:30AM :(It was really cool to see Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison playing in Allen Fieldhouse again. They both started the game and every time they did anything of note, the crowd cheered like crazy. Likewise, every time they committed a foul, the crowd booed loudly.
Going into the game, they have a new addition to the front of Allen Fieldhouse, the Booth Family Hall of Athletics. This is really cool and contains all kinds of KU basketball information and memorabilia. They have a piece of the original court (see pic below) in addition to the original "Beware of the Phog" banner. There were too many people so we didn't really get to check everything out. I'm definitely going back sometime to look through everything.
The Bulls were the acting hometeam and had a rather lively mascot, "Benny the Bull". There are a few picture of him up on my site in addition to other pictures from the game. He was quite the dancer, although he probably couldn't keep up with me ;)
I also really liked seeing Ben Wallace. That guys is freakin huge but talented at the same time. I'd hate to catch an elbow from him when he's ripping a rebound off the glass.
Anyways, the Bulls lead most of the game by 10, but right towards the end of the game, the Supersonics caught up and but the game in overtime. The Bulls end up winning in overtime.
Although I definitely like college basketball over the NBA, it was a good game to watch and seeing all of that talent on one team was impressive. It was also good to see that Hinrich and Collison are making a difference at the professional level.
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