Fans who sit directly behind either basket are supposed to take their role distracting opposing free throw shooters very seriously. Teams do everything they can to support them, giving them things to wave and incentives to yell. In the NBA Finals, everything is amplified. For Game 3, Cleveland has fatheads of presidential candidates for fans behind the basket to yell and wave while Stephen Curry or Draymond Green line up a 15-foot foul shot during a break in the action.
Cavaliers fans will use the faces of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to distract the Warriors
They gave the fans behind the baskets fatheads of presidential candidates.
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There’s Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, who somehow ended up in Sasha Kaun’s locker.
Hillary Clinton: From the Democratic presidential nod to Sasha Kaun's locker in a matter of 24 hours pic.twitter.com/VXsmcnZhzj
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) June 9, 2016
You can see Ronald Reagan and John Kasich in a couple shots, too. But it’s not just politicians -- I see The Rock, too, plus several wrestlers whom I don’t know anything about.
For more wrestling info, I asked SB Nation coworker Hector Diaz, and ALL these guys show up.
Kamala - one of the fatheads that doesn’t necessarily fit with the rest of the wrestlers. Most of the others are fairly recent photos but this photo is probably 20 years old. The “wild savage” wore that same wooden mask as he made his way to the ring
Sting - the WCW legend was notably absent from WWE for decades and finally made his debut a few years back, which is probably why this fathead exists, You can tell it’s him because of the white face paint and the soul patch which probably dates him more than his wrestling resume
The Rock - did you know the actor that is part muscle, part cod also used to wrestle! Yup, he was called Rocky Mavia back then!
Road Warrior Animal - also has his face painted but he has a mohawk and a spider on his forehead, so you know he’s serious. He’s also a throwback like Kamala. He’s also the father of Saints linebacker James Laurinaitis
Triple H - is the menacing looking one who doesn’t look particularly extravagant in comparison to the rest, but he basically owns the company for real and should be feared and applauded
Rey Mysterio - the only masked wrestler of the fatheads, Rey was in WWE for about a decade but is now doing great work in Lucha Underground
It’s a clever idea for a distraction. Apparently, the Cavaliers have done this all postseason, but they might as well break it out for the 41 regular season games next year, too.
