Last night I was listening to music while attempting to fall asleep when "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube came up on my playlist. Normally, this would be a nice song to end the day on, but when the lyrics "The Lakers beat the Supersonics" came up I instantly became bummed.
With the Supersonics gone, will there every be a "Good Day" again? Will future generations ever be able to relate to the words of Ice Cube? As depressing thoughts such as these flooded my mind, a vision came to me.
I will now share that vision with you...
On February 10, 2009 the Lakers play the "Team Not to be Named" at the Staples Center. In my vision I see the lights go down as the Kobe Bryant lead his team out of the tunnel to Ice Cubes ballad.
The game itself will play out much like last years meeting when Kobe scored 48 points, including an 18 footer in overtime to seal the victory 123-121, except this time he will have a triple-double. Both Ice Cube and Gary Payton (despite his differences with Kobe) will be sitting courtside the entire game next to Jack Nicholson.
Following the game, Kobe will walk up to the press conference podium wearing an open suit jacket with a Sonics t-shirt underneath. After looking around a few times, a wide smile will appear on his face, at which point he will lean over towards the microphone and simply say, "Today, was a good day."
As the assembled media collectively raises their hands to ask him what exactly he is talking about, he will stand up and walk off the stage. With no further explanation needed, Sonics fans worldwide will end their period of mourning and pour one last drop out for their former team.
This my friends, is the vision that I share with you. Now, if only there was some way to make it a reality...
-dunkie
