Go Lakers! - There Can Only Be One

I was never good at playing basketball.
When my parents chose the lot, among the first ten on the grasslands of our new village, in which to build our family home, my mother made sure that our house would be built right across the basketball and tennis courts.
So all the summers of my growing up years were filled with noises coming from park.
Being one of the smallest boys was no excuse. A lot of my friends who were just as small were very good at the sport. (Yes, in spite of the fact that it would be hard to find a Filipino over 6-feet tall, basketball is the number one sport in the Philippines.)
I really didn't follow the PBA, the Philippines version of the NBA, which usually had a lot of "imports" (mostly Americans who weren't good enough for the NBA). Being gay had nothing to do with my disinterest in the sport. The stereotype does not hold true. There are a lot of "us" who are athletic and are into sports. At that time, I couldn't understand people who absolutely had no athletic bone in their body and were fanatics of all the happenings within the league.
Today, I may not be a fanatic like Jack Nicholson, but I mainly follow the NBA whenever the Lakers are doing well. Being neighbors with Coach Phil Jackson and owners, the Buss family has nothing to do with my support.
I'm so excited that our home team is in the finals! Once again after 21 years, the Lakers-Celtics rivalry is back.
Go Lakers! Beat Boston!

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