One good thing about babies, I am learning, is that sometimes things that you think would make them upset actually just sort of roll off their backs. Like, for example, dressing them up like teddy bears, handing them to a giant furry mascot, and having them carried to center court, lifted in the air and celebrated by an arena full of people during an NBA team's home opener:
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This cub goes by the name of Journey. Her dad, Joey Thorsen, is the Grizzlies' master of ceremonies at the FedExForum. Beloved mascot Grizz scooped her up during a break in the action as the Grindhouse's forever fantastic game operations crew queued up "The Circle of Life" and allowed Journey to star in her own little "Lion King" adaptation.
This is going to be a very, very cool thing to be able to show Journey when she gets a little bit older. Way to raise the bar for the rest of us dads, Joey.
The Grizzlies, no doubt inspired by the anointing of their new infant ursine overlord, went on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 105-101, behind a career-high 32 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks from noted large gentleman Marc Gasol and a similarly massive game (25 points, 13 rebounds) from his bruising buddy Zach Randolph. I eagerly await the steady stream of small babies in costumes being hoisted to the heavens at halfcourt to come, under the time-honored adage, "Don't mess with a babies-in-Halloween-costumes-related winning streak."
Hat-tip to Grantland's Jason Concepcion.
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