This was the Los Angeles Lakers game, AKA the last stop in the farewell tour for the legendary Kobe Bryant. It was a great game and there was a ridiculously large crowd as expected. There was basically nobody on the Thunder side. I could have given up midway or even 3/4 of the way in and still gotten a decent spot on the home side of the court. It was THAT bad. Kevin Durant was out and I believe Serge Ibaka was too, but I saw some of the graphs KD was handing out and they were flat out ugly. I don't regret not going over there. Not much, anyway. I'll spare you all the boredom -- no one signed. It was worse than the Cavaliers game. At least some of those guys attempted high fives. I saw D'Angelo Russell, assistant coach Mark Madsen, Roy Hibbert, Tarik Black, Lou Williams, Metta World Peace, Jordan Clarkson, Marcelo Huertas, but no Kobe Bryant. Clarkson and Williams were supposed to be gimmes based on previous reports, but tonight it was terrible. I'll be honest, I saw Ty (on 101)'s post and got excited about the prospect of Kobe signing, but it was not to be. I had become that delusional fan. Same as those who wanted LeBron. I had drunk the proverbial Kool-Aid, but I lived to tell the tale and I know better now. On the bright side, graphing the Lakers should be pretty easy from here on out, right? At least, the crowds will be smaller. A detailed break-down on the signatures I got:
Black 0/1 Clarkson 0/1 Hibbert 0/1 Huertas 0/1 Russell 0/1 Williams 0/1 World Peace 0/1 So even though you didn't come out to sign for us, thank you Black Mamba for a great 20 years. Whatever you do, we wish you nothing but the best. We'll miss you! ThunderGraphs closes out the regular season with 55 autographs on 51 different items (50 photos and 1 jersey). Depending on the schedule, I will likely attend 1 or 2 playoff games against the Memphis Grizzlies. If Marc Gasol and Mike Conley were healthy, I would seriously consider graphing them. As it stands now, I plan to get some Thunder selfies and I really would like KD to sign the jersey I've been wearing since the Memphis game back in January. Until next time, J.R.
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