Boban Marjanović, Hero, Missed a Free Throw So NBA Fans Could Have Free Chicken

WHO: The great Boban Marjanović, and fans in attendance at Crypto.com Arena, in Los Angeles. WHAT: Two meaningless—but critical—missed free throws. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: This has been a somewhat forgettable season for casual fans of the Houston Rockets. The team, by virtue of its win over the playoff-bound Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, managed to avoid posting a fourth consecutive losing season, but it didn’t achieve its first winning season since 2019–20, either. With a 41–41 record, the Rockets merely climbed back to .500 this season. And yet! Fans in attendance at the season finale in L.A. had plenty to cheer about in the fourth quarter, despite the home team’s impending loss. Although Houston already had the game well in hand after the third quarter, the most…

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