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BallinEurope goes to Hollywood

May 31, 2008

BIEGTH – RELAX don’t do it! Everybody knows this hit from the 80s. We’re not from the UK and the UK is not part of the European Union but well – BallinEurope goes to Hollywood, too!

Thanks to FIBA (yes, you Nic!) and the NBA (Rachel Walsh) I will fly to Los Angeles and watch the Euro-Lakers battling the Boston Celtcs in this year’s NBA Finals.

I just booked my flight (and a hotel) from Philadelphia to Los Angeles on June 10th to watch game three and game four on the 12th. learned a few lessons already, as I was at the NBA Finals last year in Cleveland, and even from the Euroleague Final Four. I will not book a flight that arrives three hours before the game starts: You might not get your bags. Second thing: I booked a room in a hotel RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET from the Staples Center.

Of course we will try to cover the Euro-Lakers and the NBA Finals 2008 as much as we did the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid this May – from our very own European prospective.

You might think, “What does a European basketball blog do in the US, especially at the NBA finals? Take a look at our BallinEurope Guy – doesn’t he look a little bit like Pau Gasol? We never tried to make him look like that but people told us so. I will try to get a hold of Pau and see what he thinks of our guy.

Another reason: To follow the Euro-Lakers! Starting with Italian superstar Kobe Bryant (please get the joke) to Spanish superstar Pau Gasol to all these other European sharp shooters.

Last but not least – We have to follow the enemy: Big, bad American basketball that is all about show and nothing else! (Once again, I am just kidding – I like entertainment :)).

The best thing about this US trip? I get to meet many cool people such as Lang Whitaker from SLAM and Henry Abbott from ESPN. I even planned to visit Henry Abbott at his office in New Jersey later this summer.

10 days to go! Yaaaay!

By the way is anyone else who reads this blog going? I would LOVE to meet up with anyody who reads, likes or hates BallinEurope. Please post a comment if you are!

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Comments: 4
  1. EU
    17 years ago

    Since when is the UK not a part of the EU…?

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  2. John_Bravo 2 EU
    17 years ago

    From yesterday… Didn’t you heard that?! :0

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  3. Tobias
    17 years ago

    Every country not using the EURO for me is not European enough 😀 j/k You are right – I did only think about the Euro and there is no Euro in the UK

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  4. ginodino
    17 years ago

    I’ll be in the Garden for game 2 and I have tickets reserved for games 6 and 7; but it’s a sure thing I won’t be travelling to Lalaland, so I guess we’ll have to meet some other time.

    That said, don’t you think that Boston is the team that, in a sense, best represents Euro-ball? They have an all-American roster; still they play great team defense, at slow pace, lots of jump-shots (too many), etc. etc. Besides that, Thibodeau and Garnett are clearly french names and there’s the Irish heritage thing. And how can anyone mentally healthy support all the hype surrounding the Lakers and their morally challenged best player?

    I read and like “Ballineurope”, but I’d have to reevaluate where I stand if this blog is rooting for the fakers in these Finals. Are you becoming a sidekick for the ESPN? Let’s support the good guys that play the right way.

    BEAT LA! BEAT LA!

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17 years ago 4 Comments More, NBA/NCAABoston Celtics, Henry Abbott, Hollywood, Kobe Bryant, Lang Whitaker, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Finals, Pau Gasol
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