I’m from Milwaukee, a football town. Until I was 10, the Green Bay Packers played a few home games each year only minutes from our front door. A dozen Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t compete with one Brett Favre and so I grew up ignoring a team and a game that unceasingly failed to inspire my city. I say all that to say, yea, so what, I’m a bandwagon jumper.
Say what you will about us, but there a million reasons why, as fans are concerned, bandwagon jumpers have more fun. For example: There are 82 games, lasting 2.5 hours each on average, in an NBA season. Out of those, I watch maybe 10, which means I have 180 hours free for life enriching activities. With that time I’ve studied to become a licensed commercial pilot, mastered deep-sea diving, and learned three eastern Asian languages. Naw, but you get the point.
Secondly, the heartache and numbness that hits Bulls fans like a ton bricks whenever Derrick Rose breaks, tears, or sprains something? Yea. I don’t feel that. I also don’t wonder if ball is life. It isn’t.
During these playoff games, I’ve looked around the bar (’cause I’m too cheap for cable) with pity at the tight, anticipating faces of my fellow spectators. All the time and emotion that goes into being a “real” fan? It’s like running through a field with your mouth open during cicada season. Just, why would you do that?
The best part of my flighty fanaticism is the fashion because nowhere does it say one needs to be loyal to pull off sporty chic. Interested in hopping aboard? Here’s your starter kit. Some of these items dance on the line between kitsch and cute. Some are just weird. Some are gaudy, glamorous. You need them all. Okay, fine. You don’t need any of this. Happy shopping!
Sequin Jersey | DIYbyPanida.com
Denim Shorts | 7 for all Mankind
Sandals | Nudist by Stuart Weitzman
Clutch | ASOS
Snapback Cap | Just Don
Phone Case | SneakerSt Basketball “Drose” TPU Rubber Phone Case
Lip Pencil | NARS
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