Jun 4, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors center Marreese Speights (5) celebrates worth Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala (9) during the second quarter in game one of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
When the Warriors won the NBA title, not only is it great for all the people in the Bay Area, but the players also get to celebrate with their home town. They get a hero’s welcome for putting their city on the map.
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Marreese Speights is from St. Petersburg, Florida, which is the the second largest city in the Tampa Bay area. The Tampa Bay Rays are also located in St. Petersburg, so it only made sense that Mo Buckets was given the honor of throwing out the first pitch.
The big guy went out to the mount and threw a good pitch. The Rays’ official Twitter account posted a video of Speights’ pitch:
At 6-10, he’s got a pitcher’s build. @Mospeights16 delivered a strike for #Rays first pitch. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/dzRTClcGKx
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 27, 2015
Not bad for a basketball player. Speights didn’t throw a perfect strike, but his pitch was quite impressive. He definitely didn’t embarrass himself, which many have done before. At 6-foot-10, maybe Speights had the tools to be a pitcher, but we will never know.
The Rays were thrilled to have an NBA Champion on the mound and they ended up beating the Boston Red Sox 4-1. Maybe they bring back Mo Buckets the next time they need to guarantee a win.