76Louisville,Kentuckyisaplacewherebasketballisanimportantpartoflife,andtakingmy1toanNBAexhibitiongameisveryspecial
LittledidIrealizehow2theeveningwasgoingtobe
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Josh3myhandaswecrossedtheparkinglotand4forfamousFreedomHall
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TheexpectationofseeingMichaelJordanandtheChicagoBulls9theWashingtonBulletsspedupourpaceacrosstheparkinglot,thinkingabout10thegamewasgoingtogo
TheturnstileclickedandJoshhungontohissouvenirticketstublikehehadjustwonthelottery
Wepushedour11totheupper-levelseatsofthe“true”fans
12weknewit,thegamewas13way
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