When it comes to professional basketball, I’m a Utah Jazz fan. I kind of have a residual fondness (probably inherited from my Dad) for the Boston Celtics, but the Jazz are pretty much the only team I pay attention to.
I’m sure it’s completely coincidental, but according to this “Mormon Name Generator,” my Mormon name is Alverice Stockton Malone. With a name like that, how could I not be a Jazz fan?
I don’t much like the L.A. Lakers. In fact, they are a team I have enjoyed rooting against in the past, when I had roommates and friends who were big Laker fans.
But this year, there’s the Malone factor. I’m grateful to Karl Malone for what he did while playing all those years for the Jazz, and I’d like to see him achieve his goal of winning a title.
So, for this year’s NBA Finals, I’m cheering for the Lakers.