(Spoiler Alert – He Blew It)
Weston is the type to go on a camping trip, a dirt bike ride, or a monster truck rally… not a sports game. BUT my dad was in town and we were looking for something fun that we could all enjoy together. The season had just started and it was the blackout game, so we decided to head for SLC and go to the jazz game! We got our overpriced food, and found our seats… Well, we actually sat in the wrong seats. Turns out I have terrible communication skills and told my sister the wrong row… luckily we were able to work it out and just gave our original seats to the people we stole ours from…
It was Mavericks first basketball game.. well, it was actually his first big outing ever, and we were having so much fun! We got free T-shirts because of the blackout game and they were really putting on a show during the timeouts and between quarters! But then, one of the staff ,members came up to us and started asking questions about our seats… Oh great, I guess we’re in trouble for switching around our seats… He was very serious about finding the person who was SUPPOSED to be sitting in seat 12…
…He got really serious and said, “I’m going to leave, and when I come back… the person who is supposed to be sitting in seat 12, needs to be sitting there.” and then he left. We scrambled around and my husband, Weston went down to sit in the seat! When the staff member came back, the rest of us couldn’t hear what he was saying but he had the ticket to seat 12 in his hand and was recording himself saying something to Weston… and then they left together…
…They were gone for a while, and after about 15 minutes, Weston came back, alone. We were so confused and asking him what was going on. He said “I get to go down after halftime and shoot a basket for $50,000″… Wait, what… I truly thought he said $15,000 and I was so excited! but no… he said $50,000!!! AMAZING!!… He went on to say that he had to sign a bunch of paperwork saying that he had never played professional sports, and that he wasn’t allowed to practice at all. But to be honest, I didn’t hear much after I knew that we might be going home $50,000 richer!!
After that, I had a really hard time focusing on the game… My heart was beating so fast and even though I knew it was a long shot… I was SO excited!! Half time came and went, and they finally came up to get him!! (Looking back, I should have asked if I could go down with him to get some photos… oh well…) He was gone for the whole third quarter, and they finally brought him out between the 3rd and 4th quarter… Mav was asleep in my dads arms, and we were all ready to record the shot!
They brought him to the half court line and he went for it! A $50,000 shot, and he … MISSES! Oh man, so much hype came crashing down! Oh wait… he gets to try to make a 3 pointer shot for $1,000! He shoots, and he… MISSES! Dang, time to make the walk of shame back to our seats… Oh wait… they’re letting him shoot from the free throw line for $500! He shoots, and he … MISSES!!! My whole family (and the people in front of us who were in our seats) were getting ready to give him so much crap! When he finally came back, we were all just so thrilled we got to experience that!! And it’s on record forever that he completely choked at a chance for $50,000…
Even though he missed all the shots, they did give him a jersey! Of course he’ll never live it down, but we’re all so excited and happy that we got to experience it with him! And… Mavericks first big outing is the best story ever!!
This was such an amazing experience!!! We are so proud of Weston for going down in front of 18,000 people and taking a shot at $50,000! So proud, and so grateful!
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