Always Anna

I live in Boston - and I can’t deal with the sports scene here. Luckily, I don’t really care about baseball, so I don’t need to be involved in the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry, but I love football and basketball - and not the Boston teams.

First off, let me just say that I have grown to hate the Patriots. I am so tired of hearing about what a great team they are, how modest, how refreshing. I’m really tired of hearing about how they aren’t a “superstar” team… it’s such a load of crap. They’re the same as any other professional football team - full of themselves and praying for a ring. They have their star in Tom Brady, an athlete that dates an actress (shocking!), and models for the Gap. I’m not denying that they have talent, and I will admit that their ability to play as a team is admirable. But they aren’t “better people” than any other NFL team (well, except for the Raiders).

Moving on to basketball…. Since I moved to Boston a couple of years ago, I’ve been to at least a couple of Celtics games a season - they’re a ton of fun, and the $10 seats are the best sports deal in Boston. But, I’m not a Celtics fan. If they aren’t playing a team I really love, I’ll root for them when I’m at the games, but my heart belongs to the Lakers.

I was lucky enough to get seats at the Lakers/Celtics game on Wednesday night; I had never been that excited for a sporting event. To see the Lakers play the Celtics, the rivalry that I grew up with, was amazing. Unfortunately, the game didn’t go my way, but at least it was a great game. For the most part.

Throughout the game, Kobe was being booed - when he walked on the court, whenever he touched the ball, and especially when he was at the free throw line. I took that in stride - I know Kobe isn’t the most liked guy in the NBA anymore, and since he’s the best on the team, he was bound to get the most heckling. But, at one point during the 2nd half, Kobe fell and was down on the ground for about a minute. When the people in the stadium realized he wasn’t getting up right away… they cheered.

Now, I’ve definitely joked around about wanting my rivals to get hurt - but you never actually want to see it happen. What kind of people want their good fortune to come about because someone else got hurt along the way? What kind of people rejoice when someone gets injured? I was appalled, but it made me realize something… Boston fans suck. These are the same people that start brawls at games (I saw two separate fights at the basketball game, and witnessed countless others at other events), riot when their teams lose, and act like it’s the second coming when they win. They’re sore losers, and even worse winners.

It’s ridiculous…. But I guess I’ll just have to deal with it, since I’m living here. It’s just sad that I have ended up hating Boston teams because their fans suck.