Without a doubt, the best part of last night's game -- better than watching the emergence of a young superstar (Gibson

), better than watching a young team come together on the big stage -- was
Bill freaking Rusell. :lol He totally (and unwittingly) stole the show.
My friends and I were nearly in tears with laughter. I know Bill is, like, 93 years old with a clearly addled mind, and I'm not in the habit of laughing at the elderly, but between the way he looked like a black Santa Claus with that whited beard and hair and the way he stood up there on the mic for what seemed like an eternity not knowing what to say -- and then started acting like a fan, chanting "MVP! MVP!" :lol -- he had me in stitches. Ernie Johnson eventually went behind him and appeared to be feeding him the lines, because Russell was just lost. I was telling my friend that they were going to have to get the big cane to pull him off stage. Russell wasn't about to go quietly into the night. :lol
I don't think he expected Cleveland to win the game -- he was probably furiously scribbling his speech midway through the 4th quarter. Or at least that would explain how discombobulated he was.
Russell: "This was just a great game.....a great game. I just want to congratulate.................you all.........on this game. <5 minutes pass with Russ just smiling and nodding> You're now Eastern Conference champions..........of the..........Eastern Conference. This is great, just.....hahaha.....'MVP! MVP!'.......<5 more minutes of giddy laughter and awkward silence from Russ>....well I, uh.....<Ernie pokes him in the ribs and feeds him the lines>....oh yeah, here is your 2007 Eastern Conference Champion trophy. Congratulations."
I can't be the only one who found the whole thing funny. This was dotage at its most hilarious.