With the Boston Celtics on the verge of their first NBA championship in 16 years, followers do not wish to miss a second of the motion.
So, what occurs when a fan is pressured to overlook the motion?
Jimmy Kimmel dared to search out out. The Jimmy Kimmel Reside! host despatched a digital camera crew to TD Backyard for Recreation 1 to see how lengthy they may distract a Celtics superfan from a Finals sport with the Dallas Mavericks.
“We examined each ounce of his endurance,” Kimmel mentioned.
The crew picked Fred Hogan of Lynn for the “Clock Blockers” prank, in all probability as a result of in his Finals cap and T-shirt, he regarded the a part of a diehard.
The movie crew, posing as a TD Backyard/Celtics hype staff, had Hogan movie a promo.
“Celtics basketball,” Hogan mentioned enthusiastically as somebody off-camera tossed a ball at him. “Catch it!”
It wasn’t fairly excellent. The crew wished to movie it once more. And once more. And once more.
In the meantime, the clock was ticking down within the fourth quarter.
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“Celtics basketball,” Hogan mentioned in one other take. “You would be loopy to depart your seat.”
By then, the poor man had been away from his seat for method too lengthy.
Watch the video to see the loopy method issues ended for the fan.
The Celtics face the Dallas Mavericks in Recreation 5 on Monday, June 17, at TD Backyard. Any person get Fred Hogan courtside seats.
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