[NBA] Celtics win 2008 NBA Championship!

And I'd like to send a hearty "thank you" to Kobe Bryant.

Because without your level of play last night, I might have had to suffer through another 48 min + change, of listening to sportscasters go on about how you need to "accept the Jordan legacy." Hell, I can't stand Michael Jordan, and even I think that comparing Kobe to Jordan is bullshit. Last night, there were a few times when Kobe would pay homage to Jordan's "tongue out" gameplay, prompting me to respond, "Put your goddamn tongue in your mouth, your team's trailing by 28!"

I'll be honest, with speculation both legit and sarcastic that the NBA is fixed, when the Pistons lost to the Celtics, I started wondering myself. There's big money in a Lakers-Celtics finals series. Then there was that game where the Celtics assed around and blew a 30 pt lead at half time to 4 pts at the final buzzer. Then there was the game where the Celtics beat a near-30 pt lead to come back and mark the series 3-1. And when the announcers spent all of the next game talking about how "no team's ever come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the championship," I told myself if a Game 7 comes out of this, that will prove to me that the fix is in, whether or not the Lakers win.

But, hey, the right team won, Kobe's raping ass fell short of grasping Jordanesque greatness, and maybe now we can put the "fear" commercials to rest. Seriously, that shit was almost reaching 2004's Pussycat Doll's "Right Now" promo proportions (except for that Magic/Bird spot).