If Twitter Was Around Back In The Day: Classic Gretzky: 99 Breaks The All-Time Scoring Record, Stops The Middle Of The Game For Self-Indulgent Ceremony
We witnessed history last night when Wayne Gretzky skated out onto the ice in the final minute of the 3rd period down 4-3 to his former Edmonton Oilers. While the game itself required just 1 goal to tie it up, the entire sport of hockey required just 1 point to break history. A record that many of us thought we'd never see broken in our lifetime. Wayne Gretzky was sitting at 1,850 career points after picking up an assist earlier in the night. It was enough to be tied with Gordie Howe for the most points scored throughout an NHL career. And in classic Gretzky fashion, he found himself in the perfect place at the perfect time to backhand a rolling puck into the back of the net and sit alone atop of the all-time standings.
We're watching one of the greatest to ever do it. Sure, he may not have the most championships to his name. He may not have spent his entire career with one franchise. He maybe have moved to LA by the time he broke the record. But this is greatness we are witnessing and nothing short of it. Truly a once in a lifetime moment.
With all that being said...well...I mean come the fuck on, dude. Are we really going to stop the game when there are just a few seconds left in the 3rd to do a whole ass celebration? Can't the celebration wait until after the game or something? I mean the game literally just got tied up and there's still another overtime period to be played. But this is just classic Gretzky making everything about himself. Clearly the fans were fed up with these antics.
Oh wait. Nevermind. Turns out folks are just a bunch of brain dead idiots who don't know anything about the history or sports and just reflexively hate everything that LeBron James is a part of because they can't think for themselves and need to feel a part of the herd. Got it.
Now granted, Wayne did go out and finish the game with an overtime game winner. The Lakers couldn't pull off the comeback against OKC. But that's besides the point. If you thought it was weird or "goofy" or just didn't like the fact that they stopped the game with 10 seconds left in the 3rd quarter last night to celebrate a historic achievement that we hadn't seen for 39 years and likely may not see again for another 39 years? Then just tell us that you don't actually like sports as much as you love to hate LeBron. It's fine. The truth shall set you free.