According to a 2018 survey of NFL fans, about 30 percent believe game-day rituals and superstitions can influence the outcome of the game.
I know people who have to wear the same shirt if their team won the previous game or they won’t move from a certain position from the TV if their team is doing well. I have never been in that camp and not just because dressing myself is enough of a challenge that I don’t need to add on the additional burden of satisfying a superstition.
Although I am between 99.9999 and 100 percent certain none of this matters, I can’t have my Milwaukee Bucks mere hours away from potentially winning an NBA title and not feel as if I’m doing my part.
So wanted to knock out a short blog post ahead of the game tonight.
What a fun run this has been. From the highs of sweeping the Heat, to the lows of Giannis going down with a knee injury, followed by the jolt of excitement from his return and other-worldly play. From down 2-0 to the Suns, to the brink of four consecutive victories. If the Bucks win one more game, it would be almost the exact way the Toronto series of two years played out except this time it would be the good guys on top.
A particular highlight was attending Game 5 of the Hawks series with my brother, son and nephew. It was probably the most we’ve ever paid for tickets and we were in the third to last row but it was unforgettable and such a rush to be in the building and continually shout, “pass it to Lopez” throughout the game.
Here’s to one more victory for this talented, classy and supremely likable group of players who have captured the hearts and minds of a city and much of NBA nation.
