Five-ring circus: The Thread of the XXXIII Olympiad

The most poignant moment I saw was after the women's 400m hurdles - Sydney McLaughlin-Lavrone was celebrating with 2 friends in the stands - and I mean celebrating! And why shouldn't they? One pulled out a tiara and placed it on her. The two seats next to her were Femke Bol's parents. And Femke Bol. She had her head in her mom's chest, and dad had the most forlorn look. It was quite a juxtaposition.

 

I really hope the LA organizers saw Paris as a new template for the Olympics. Things like Champions Park for medal ceremonies, keeping the marathon route closed to traffic and letting the public run it and venues in historic locations were very cool - and I was just watching on TV. But as somebody who is planning on attending the 2028 Games, I also worry lack of public transportation is going to make it more difficult to enjoy the Olympics in LA.

 

It would just have been open season on Kerr. The media likes him, but he's not a player, so the hot-take guys and access merchants get nothing out of cozying up to him.

 

I’m cautiously optimistic my region won’t provide a traffic nightmare for visitors.

LA’s mayor says 2028 will be ‘no-car Games’ despite city’s notorious traffic

 

Both were kind of stupid shots to take, too. IIRC, Durant went one on one with his guy for about 5 seconds, only to take a contested 20-footer. It's kind of a "good" shot because Durant is 7 feet tall, but with how talented Team USA is in pretty much any configuration, it's the kind of shot you never have to take.

 

Most if not all the sites will be accessible via the metro rail. In some cases, like Sofi, there is a 5 minute shuttle bus ride. The problem with the metro rail is the zombies who inhabit them. I assume there will be a strong police presence for the games.

 

The media here in Boston is going after Kerr despite the win, saying he disrespected Tatum by not playing him more. Embarrassing.

 

And as if on cue, there was a 4.4 quake I LA yesterday.

 

I'd differ only by saying that those are kind of stupid shots for anyone except those two. Tatum (and maybe LeBron) are the only other guys I could see taking the KD shot and the whole world would hear the clang before it left Tatum's hand. Curry is the only guy I could see taking it (including Ant-Man at his most hero ball), let alone making it.

 

Every Boston athlete is the greatest and bestest* and, having gotten that assertion right once in their lifetimes with Brady, the smahtest, most gnawledgeable fanbase in the fackin' world forever wades in a pool of mouth-breathing homerism.


*until they leave then a piece of fackin' gahbidge

 

To be fair, Tatum gets a lot of fan/media abuse here during the NBA season because he's so streaky.