One of the great things about the place I work at is that there are plenty of "extra-curricular" activities available through the "Commite d'Entreprise". One of those is that the CE has 5 season tickets for Antibes Sharks, the local basket ball team. I'd been to see them once already, with my dad and my brother, a couple of years ago, at the old stadium.
So me and Ilario decided to book out 2 of them for this evening, when the Sharks were facing Rouen. We arrived at the brand-new stadium (the Azur Arena), and got through security with less hassle than during the recent Nice football game.
Rouen were 17th in the League (Antibes and Roen play in the 2nd divistion of France), so it ought to be a winnable game for Antibes. Things didn't start very well, as Rouen took an early lead. But as the Antibes team warmed up, they picked up the pace, and eventually Antibes took the lead. Mostly due to their American reinforcements, actually, the top 5 scorers on the Antibes team were all American! (including one Tim Blue, who actually won the Finnish championships a few years ago for KTP).
In the end, after a rather exciting match, Antibes won with a score of 87-81 (the score was very close right up to the end, so the Sharks victory wasn't a foregone conclusion...). The hero of the match was Akim Mitchell, with 33 points scored. Tim did pretty well too, with strong defensive play and good play on the rebounds.
Entertainment during the breaks was, as always, provided by Sharky (player number one) and of course SHARKSANGELS!
All in all, good fun! Wouldn't mind going along for another game.
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