One of my favorite parts of attending Bulls games with my dad in the the early-to-mid 90’s was garbage time. Long after Michael Jordan and Co. were on the bench plotting how much money was going to be the ante for their poker game that evening, the Bulls would every so often be dangerously close to 125 points on the night. And, if they could match or eclipse that mark, it meant free food. In some years it was a personal pan pizza. In others it was a Big Mac, I think. (If my memory is wrong, and anyone has more accurate details on either the amount of points needed or what the free food was, let me know. This is a pressing matter of utmost importance in my mind. Nowadays, the point total is 100 for a free Big Mac. UPDATE: People are telling me in the 90’s it was only 100 points and pizza was likely never involved. My brain, it has failed me.)

Jud Buechler became like, my favorite player on the team because of this. He’d always be in at the end of those blowouts, jacking threes to help out the crowd. Dude loved helping me to some free pizza. But LeBron James? Not so much.

Before the game some reporters were making small talk in the locker room and LeBron said he was still a little upset about being booed the other night when he dribbled the shot clock out in the last few seconds when the Cavs had 99 points against the Bucks. 100 would’ve meant free Chalupas, which really seems to fire up the crowd no matter what else is going on. Truth is Mike Brown told LeBron to dribble it out. [...]

LeBron said “I can’t believe people who buy season tickets get worked up over a g– d— $1 (blank) taco.”

I understand LeBron here. I mean, it is a bit trivial and silly. Heck, he shouldn’t get booed in his own stadium for it. (BUT IT’S ALSO FREE FOOD. DON’T FORGET THAT.) I blame Mike Brown for this mess. When free Taco Bell is on the line, you never leave a crowd wondering what could have been. Jud Buechler never dribbled out the clock, that’s for sure.

(HT: Ziller at FanHouse.)