CLEVELAND -- From Jay-Z to Ken Griffey Jr. to Justin Bieber, celebrity sightings have become a common occurrence at Quicken Loans Arena throughout LeBron James' tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
But never before -- at least not to my knowledge -- has a Wookie sat courtside at The Q. That is, until now.
As the Cavs continued their beatdown of the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday, fans in attendance received an unexpected surprise when a furry figure took a second-half courtside seat. That Wookie, of course, was Chewbacca, who was eventually featured by the ABC/ESPN broadcast as a promotional piece for 'Solo: A Star Wars Story,' which opens in theaters next Friday.
In his short time near the floor, Chewy witnessed a heck of a performance from the Cavs, who in jumping out to a 30-point lead provided the Celtics with their largest deficit of the season. After winning the first two games of the series in Boston, the Celtics' entered Game 3 up 2-0 on the Cavs, although it now appears their series advantage will be cut in half.
Presuming Cleveland holds on to win Game 2, the Cavs will look to even the series at two games apiece in Game 4 on Monday.
And if they do that, their 0-2 series deficit will feel as if it existed in a galaxy far, far away.
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