The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers game at Quicken Loans Arena concluded with a 118-108 score, favoring the visitors.
2017 NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant led the Warriors with 32 points, five rebounds, and eight assists, while four-time MVP LeBron James led the Cavs with 32 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. It was a game that many fans treat as a glimpse of the NBA Finals.
But the drama did not end on the court. It extended onto the confines of the locker rooms at the Quicken Loans Arena — the locker rooms of the visiting team to be exact.
Chris Haynes of ESPN sent out this tweet:
Golden State players complaining because the locker room showers don’t have any hot water. Players are coming out shivering.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 16, 2018
If you have ever had cold showers before in freezing weather, you can understand how this is a problem.
Now here comes the conspiracy theories. Did the Quicken Loans Arena maintenance staff purposely do this to send out their frustration towards the visiting Warriors? After all, the Warriors have just swept the Cavs in their season series.
Did the basketball gods want to give the mighty Warriors a little inconvenience? After all, they have practically dominated the league since about 2015 with the rise of the Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the emergence of Swiss army knife Draymond Green, and acquisition of offensive mastermind Kevin Durant.
Whether the issue is done on purpose, by accident, or through divine intervention, it doesn't matter in the end. What matters is that the Warriors remain hot on the court. They can endure a little cold in the locker room.
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