Mavericks fans and 76ers fans are in very different headspaces right now. And the thing that ties them together is Trey Burke.
Mavericks fans just watched their team, the major underdog in the series, take a second game off a championship-contending (???) Clippers squad featuring true superstars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George (LOL). Luka Doncic hit the game-winning buzzer-beater three in OT, while afterthought acquisition Trey Burke contributed 25 points, displaying the dazzling scoring ability that caused him to get drafted in the lottery by the Jazz all those years ago.
Sixers fans, meanwhile, just watched their team get swept by a Celtics team that was marginally superior to them, but not “get out your brooms” levels of superior. Tobias Harris bounced his head off the hardwood, causing passersby to be amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood, and with the previous injury to Ben Simmons, the point guard position was handled by Raul Neto, Shake Milton, and maybe Alec Burks. Trey Burke, who had been waived by the team in February, would have been the perfect player to hold down the point guard position in Simmons’ absence, but Burke was hanging out with a different group of guys at the exact moment the Celtics were putting the finishing touches on the sweep.
I relish in the pain of fanbases and today is no exception. Clippers fans are turning on their coach and on Paul George; Sixers fans are turning on their coach and on Al Horford; Nets fans are actually in a decent mood all things considered. The sad thing is, I only have one pair of these tear-extraction goggles, but there’s so many fans I could use them on! I need to invest in another pair. Please donate to my Patreon so I can afford some more tear-harvesting machinery – if you donate enough, I’ll mail you some of the tears I collect.