Thanks to a very generous friend I was able to take Chase to his first Knicks game, versus the Indiana Pacers.
But first we had to get the proper attire. I bought last season's Melo jersey for $30 off nba.com during a sale. And then we took Chase to Modell's and got him a Melo jersey shirt. I explained to him that we liked Melo because he was the best player on the Knicks, but also because he went to Syracuse. And he didn't just go to Syracuse, he won a national title. So we dressed up in our Melo shirts...
And headed towards the train.
Riding on the train was by far his favorite part. Before, during and after the game, the train ride came up as his favorite part.
When we got to MSG we of course took his picture next to the life size Melo
And then a picture next to this name
We had very good seats in 200 level
With nice cushy movie theater style chairs
Then we went on the concourse to get something to eat and discovered it was kids day, meaning they had someone making balloon "animals"
Chase got a basketball hoop hat, with a balloon basketball
and of course we shared a big bucket of popcorn.
We were in the corner of the second level, but the second row so our view was very good.
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Chase loves counting the scores during games, especially basketball because the scores change so often and get so big. So he astutely noticed that when the Knicks led 9-2, Melo had gotten all those points. "Now I see why he won the national championship.
The Knicks started off with hot shooting and maintained that lead through, extending it to as much as 20 at one point. But other than picking up on Melo's hot shooting to start, I could tell there wasn't much about the game that was interesting him.
He was more interested in his balloon hat, his popcorn and after halftime, his hot dog.
By the way, he does eat the bun, he just does it separately from the dog.
Other things that got his interest: The Knicks City kids, some weird halftime show where a giant inflatable mascot swallowed a kid, and this feature on the scoreboard where they showed
baby pictures of Knicks and made you guess who they are.
Iman Shumpert was his favorite.
He asked that if someday he plays for the Knicks would Mrs. Poop and me please send in a baby picture of him to put up on the scoreboard.
Meanwhile, I was scanning the crowd for celebrities. This row featured Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Drake, some random guy and then the guy who played Jackie Robinson in the new movie. A few seats to his left was Spike Lee.
Also in the crowd was the smoking hottie from 30 Rock whose name I forgot and remembered about 4 times since the game,
Katrina Bowden.
The game ended and we hustled back to the train for Chase's favorite part of the trip -- the train ride.
And headed towards the train.
Riding on the train was by far his favorite part. Before, during and after the game, the train ride came up as his favorite part.
When we got to MSG we of course took his picture next to the life size Melo
And then a picture next to this name
We had very good seats in 200 level
With nice cushy movie theater style chairs
Then we went on the concourse to get something to eat and discovered it was kids day, meaning they had someone making balloon "animals"
Chase got a basketball hoop hat, with a balloon basketball
and of course we shared a big bucket of popcorn.
We were in the corner of the second level, but the second row so our view was very good.
Zoom
No Zoom
Chase loves counting the scores during games, especially basketball because the scores change so often and get so big. So he astutely noticed that when the Knicks led 9-2, Melo had gotten all those points. "Now I see why he won the national championship.
The Knicks started off with hot shooting and maintained that lead through, extending it to as much as 20 at one point. But other than picking up on Melo's hot shooting to start, I could tell there wasn't much about the game that was interesting him.
He was more interested in his balloon hat, his popcorn and after halftime, his hot dog.
By the way, he does eat the bun, he just does it separately from the dog.
Other things that got his interest: The Knicks City kids, some weird halftime show where a giant inflatable mascot swallowed a kid, and this feature on the scoreboard where they showed baby pictures of Knicks and made you guess who they are.
Iman Shumpert was his favorite.
He asked that if someday he plays for the Knicks would Mrs. Poop and me please send in a baby picture of him to put up on the scoreboard.
Meanwhile, I was scanning the crowd for celebrities. This row featured Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Drake, some random guy and then the guy who played Jackie Robinson in the new movie. A few seats to his left was Spike Lee.
Also in the crowd was the smoking hottie from 30 Rock whose name I forgot and remembered about 4 times since the game, Katrina Bowden.
The game ended and we hustled back to the train for Chase's favorite part of the trip -- the train ride.
I love the big bucket of popcorn photo.
ReplyDeleteit is pretty cool. I don't remember it being that big but it did cost $7 and took us most of the first half to finish
ReplyDeleteTook Darren to a game earlier this year as well. Our experience was virtually identical down to the seats, the popcorn and the hot dog. Like Chase, Darren was mostly uninterested in the basketball, but did pick on Melo getting off to a slow start and then catching fire (the opposite of your game).
ReplyDeleteLooks like an awesome time. That Shumpert photo is awesome btw!
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