Tonight's game is against the Indiana Pacers. Their warmup jerseys (starters: blue; non-starters: yellow/black) looked sort of like Charlie Brown's shirt. Were they the Indiana Pacers or Team Charlie Brown? Like at the Orlando Magic game, Enes Kanter was out practicing with the team. I was surprised to see him out again in the same month/season. Will it happen more often? Either way, this lottery ticket of sorts gives me something to hope for when I eventually graph the Thunder. I'm not sure if he signed for anyone when he came out, but Rodney Stuckey ran past everyone when he was done warming up. Myles Turner was nice and signed for everyone, even taking selfies with people who asked. Jeff Teague skipped around and signed worthless items like the program but skipped cards/photos/premium items. That's weak sauce, bro. Thaddeus Young signed for everyone but he seemed kind of quiet. Well, Al Jefferson definitely lives up to his nickname. That dude is BIG! And so nice! He said he would sign for everybody and he straight up DID. Even those up in the corners that were way up high and hard to reach -- Big Al made the effort to get them all. He said he was one-per based on the number of people he had to sign for, but that was totally fine with me. You go, Big Al! Oh what an epic fail...again. The lady that stands at the foot of the stands in the blue jacket said the Pacers were done, and only Nick Collison and Lauvergne were on the court on the other side. I did notice Collison start to come over to the Pacers basket, but I foolishly left early because everyone else I was standing with left also. The other side still had everyone waiting. If I hadn't gone over to the Thunder side, I would have been in a PRIME position to get a selfie with Nick Collison! Epic fail. I'm still bitter about this but I really hope I get another opportunity. Mr. Collison is a really nice guy and who knows how much longer he'll play. His minutes go down every season and he's really learning a lot about coaching from sitting on the bench. Fingers crossed on this one! OK, I didn't really ask Andre Roberson, but I probably could have because the kid to my right wasn't quite ready (they were getting a selfie, courtesy of mom). I don't really have regrets here, because Andre signs a lot. It'll happen at some point, I'm sure. I was way too high up for this one when Joffrey Lauvergne came off the court. It shouldn't surprise me that he didn't sign for my side. See, I TOLD YOU that other side gets skipped less. He was signing for those way up high on the opposite side. Lesson learned for next time! Bitter face emoji. To recap: Jefferson 1/1 Lauvergne 0/1 Roberson 0/1 Stuckey 0/1 Teague 0/1 Turner 1/1 Young 1/1 During the game, there were two girls sitting behind me. One of them kept asking the other, "Did that go in?" Yes. No. It made me laugh the first couple of times, but it got old pretty quick. Umm...how about watching the instant reply on the Jumbotron? Overall, this wasn't a terrible outing, although I have walked away from many other so-so experiences with more autographs in hand. I usually get more than one signature on the logo photo, but not this time. If I had a chance to see the Pacers again, I might not, unless Paul George is playing. The next game on the docket is Saturday against the Detroit Pistons. This is another Eastern Conference team that I haven't seen yet, and while there's no one on the roster that I MUST HAVE, I'm looking forward to it. Until next time, J.R.
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