The crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena begins to roar as Rumble the Bison comes out with an 8-foot cannon during a media time out. In your gut, you almost feel a sense of eagerness and hope: will you be the one to catch a t-shirt tonight?
It’s one of the simple pleasures about going to a basketball game, but the t-shirt toss resonates with fans as it gives them another exciting aspect of the arena. The shirt literally travels from the court to your seat.
But in the absence of basketball, this activity has been gone from most peoples’ lives for months.