Hardcore: 1300 Miles to Heat-Mavs NBA Finals Game 3

On June 5th, I woke up at 3:40AM to haul ass from NYC to Dallas for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Mavericks and the Miami Heat. A heartbreaking finish made the experience left me with a lot to chew on. This is my rumination on hardcore fandom at its highest and lowest points.

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[kazam92]

Sir even though I am from Florida, rooting for the Heat, I envy your dedication to your franchise. Truth be told, if it were any other team, I'd be rooting for Dirk to get a ring

That said, HA!

[falettiman]

@kazam92 Thanks, man. You have every right to be pumped, and any true fan of any team is a friend of mine.

[GrimmProductionz]

There's not many more things in sports I respect than true, die-hard fans. As a Heat fan, I can only hope that we have more fans like you as we continue to grow in the future. Best of luck the rest of this series.

[falettiman]

@GrimmProductionz Thanks GP. Likewise - as I said to @kazam92, true fans of any team, whether they're facing each other or not, will always understand each other.

[tcjunior]

Beautiful job, Faletti! I know how you feel--the Cards in '04, then '06. I've got faith--y'all can pull this out! Great video.

[kazam92]

@falettiman appreciate the sentiment. Well done on game 4.

[joah0422]

very well done

[glovedirk]

Way to capture what a true fan feels. I had a similar experience with the Longhorns against Alabama, and I would have done it over again 10,000 times.