You know what they say about the
best-laid plans of mice and men. Months
ago I bought tickets to the 2014 ACC Tournament. A devoted fan of the Duke Blue Devils, I
wanted to be there to watch my team play.
I came down with pneumonia and my
dream of seeing my boys play in person was shattered.
The Blue Devils took on Clemson
Friday night and defeated them 63-62.
With that win they advanced to the semi-finals to face NC State on
Saturday.
I went to work confident that the
Wolfpack would be no threat to the Blue Devils, but just an hour into my shift
I began to feel so bad that I had to leave.
I went to the Emergency Room. The
game was on the TV in the ER Waiting Room.
Eventually I was taken into an examination room and the ER doctor
ordered blood work, urinalysis, EKG and chest x-rays.
While all this was going on, I
was fortunate that the exam room had a TV mounted on the wall. The ER nurse was kind enough to turn it on
for me so I could watch the game. I
guess she felt sorry for me because I was so sick. It was determined that I was suffering from
dehydration and viral syndrome. So the doctor ordered an IV drip and sent me on my way with a stern warning not to return to work for three days. I think I'll follow his advice.
It was exciting watching Jabari
Parker and T.J. Warren trading baskets in the kind of shootout
expected from the Atlantic Coast Conference's top two scorers.
Parker scored 20 points and the
Blue Devils beat Warren and North Carolina State 75-67 earning Duke its 31st
championship game appearance and its first since 2011.
The ACC Tournament Championship
starts at 1:00 PM ET with Duke going up against the Virginia Cavaliers a team
that Duke whipped in January 69-65.
Duke is the favorite to claim the
conference title.
At 6:00 PM the NCAA tournament
brackets will be announced. A victory
against the Cavaliers could earn Duke a No. 1 seed along with Florida, Wichita
State and Arizona.
UPDATE 3:20 PM: Congratulations to the Cavaliers. You played a classy game. You deserve to be ACC Champions. Best of luck on your march to the Final Four.
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