On Dec. 25, 2016, a 19-year-old Omari Spellman sat with his family in Cleveland and watched as the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers played one of the most entertaining Christmas Day games in the 72-year history of the event.
“Still remember Kyrie — no disrespect to Klay, I don’t know if he’d ever get upset about stuff like this — driving him down, spin, dribble, game-winner,” Spellman said from his locker, only a few stalls down from Klay Thompson’s. “It’s weird to say, but it’s hard to have memories of good basketball without the Golden State Warriors, without the Cavs.