A new year brings new ideas and today I
will be sharing a new segment today called “Memorabilia Memories”
Where I go into my rather large collection of Sports Memorabilia and
share some of that with you. Today I bring you my newest piece of
memorabilia that I just collected from My trip to Orlando which is my
Dell Curry signed basketball card. Make sure you guys check out my
article on my trip to Orlando by the way.
Dell Curry to this day is not only
regarded as one of the best 6th man in NBA history but is
still the New Orleans/Charlotte Hornets All-time leading scorer at
9,839 Points. Many of those shots were three pointers which Dell is
known for in being one of the purest shooters ever. I met him in
Orlando as Part of my trip to the Bobcats/Magic game and he was one
of the nicest people in sports i've ever met.
When
you visit a new city you get exposed to a new way of life,people as
well as feel a new energy. That's how I would describe my trip to the
Amway Center in Orlando a few days ago to catch My Charlotte Bobcats.
The trip was more then great I met 2 Charlotte Basketball Legends in
Steve Martin and Dell Curry and the Bobcats won. Sounds pretty great
right? Well it was...Let me breakdown the different aspects of the
trip for you.
The
Arena
The
Amway Center is what everybody said it was and that’s one of the
nicest arenas in the NBA. There were some cool little features that
really stuck out to me such as the ability to be walking on the side
walk and look into the Magic's practice court. Could you imagine just
walking in a regular neighborhood and you get to see J.J Redick
Shooting three's in the gym? Pretty cool if you ask me.
Although
my dad Complained about the size of it the Magic museum located on
the lower bowl of the arena I though it was neat. They did a really
good job of chronicling the History of the team with numerous
artifacts and newspaper clippings from the teams high's and lows.
Also they were pretty fan friendly and have a playground for children
located on the upper level of the arena.
Here
are the negatives of the Amway Center. When I went to the gift shop
and asked if they had any Penny Hardaway T-shirts or jerseys the
employees looked confused and told me “No we don't”. They didn't
have that but the team store is flooded with J.J Redick stuff. “This
is a load of crap” I thought to myself, how can you not have stuff
on one of your franchises best players who put you on the map I know
for a fact that the NBA Manufactures Penny Hardaway items because the
NBA and Addidas makes them as part of their “Hardwood Classics”
collection. So that had me perplexed and pissed off.
Another
negative is the Amway Center ushers who are VERY anal and I had to
argue with to get a chance to talk to Steve Martin And Dell Curry. I
know they have a job to do but they were a little rude. The fans of
the Magic looked at my dad, Friend Isaiah and myself crazy when we
were cheering the atmosphere at the Arena was very “Wine&cheese”
like it's basketball game not an opera Magic fans. By the beginning
of the 4th my dad and I had been so loud that we cleared
out the whole row in front of us and apparently had converted several
magic fans to Bobcat fans (No eazy feat).
The
Experience
Dell Curry(left) me(middle) Steve Martin (right)
Before
the Game started I met up with former Charlotte Hornets announcer and
now Voice of the Bobcats Steve Martin as well as Charlotte Hornets
All-time leading scorer Dell Curry. It was the hands down the best
part of the trip Dell signed my Basketball card and we talked about
basketball and things such as shooting form, Bobcat defense, Kemba
Walker. Steve Martin and Dell were gracious and humble enough to
sign, Take pictures and even talk Basketball with me and I am so
grateful for that.
Bobcat Gurad #55 Reggie Williams
After
chatting it up with two QC legends I made my way toward the tunnel
and waited for some Bobcats to make their way to the tunnel and sign
some Autographs for me. I got signatures from Brendan Haywood,Ben
Gordon,Reggie Williams and Hakim Warrick. So my night was made before
the game even started.
The
Game
The
Orlando Magic intro's were cool....Until I heard the music and they
use the Miami Heat song for their intro and I thought that was corny
have your own style. The game tipped off and the Bobcats lead the
whole game although Close they prevailed for Win #10 on the year.
Kemba Walker who I am a huge fan gave me a treat watching him play in
person for the 1st time 25 points and 8 assists in 106-100
win.
Here are some more pics from the Magic musuem.
Magic artifacts
Nick Anderson
Dwight Howard Jersey (not burned yet)
Tracy Mcgrady Exibit
It
was a great trip and maybe the best basketball game I have ever went
to down below are the sights and sounds of the trip in
Orlando.....ENJOY!
In a few days after I
knock these tedious mid-terms out the way I will find my way in Orlando
on January 18th at the Amway Center (home of the Orlando
Magic). Me, my dad and Best friend Isaiah will be making a trip up to
O-town to catch the Bobcats take on The Magic. Everything I have
heard about the Amway Center have been positive some have even called
it the best arena in the league.
The trip shall be fun I
never get to go to that many basketball games let alone basketball games
outside of South Florida. On top of that I get to watch Kemba Walker
for the 1st time in person as well as Aaron Afflalo so that is just wonderful. Both teams are
lottery bound but the game will have good young talent like Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist,Vucevic,Andrew Nicholson so I’m excited.
Hoping my Bobcats get a
Win but I know it will be a great trip....Stay tuned for the Blog
post on the trip coming a few days after the 18th
