Keagan told me last month that his biggest dream in life was to see "KD play live, as in person." Evan has always been a Nowitski fan because they hail from the same Mother Land. I, of course, had to see that my boys' wish to see a live pro-basketball game came true. We decided to make a spring break road trip to Dallas to see KD and Dirk play together.
Evan wore his support for the Mavericks; Keagan wore his Durant jersey and carried his Westbrook jersey. And the battle began both on the court and in the stands. Evan sat back in his seat calm and collected with each change in lead. Keagan sweated every missed shot and clutched his Westbrook jersey like a set of prayer beads. The game went into OT and the Mavs came out with the win. Keagan cried all the way back to the hotel, his heart broken with the Thunder's loss, wiping his little eyes on the Westbrook jersey he clutched in his hands. We returned to the hotel a few minutes before midnight and then listened to Keagan critique every bad call Coach made on the sidelines. The boy takes his basketball seriously! It was such a good game, and I couldn't decide if I wanted to cheer on the hometown team or KD's quest for MVP. So I gave up and cheered Go MAV-DERS!
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