DeGette and Roybal-Allard Make Friendly Wager on NBA Playoffs
Congresswoman Roybal-Allard is backing the L.A. Lakers, while Congresswoman DeGette supports her local team, the Denver Nuggets. If the L.A. Lakers win, Congresswoman DeGette will give Congresswoman Roybal-Allard and her staff tamales, a Denver specialty. If the Denver Nuggets win, Congresswoman Roybal-Allard will give Congresswoman DeGette and her staff Mochi ice cream balls, made in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
"The Denver Nuggets cannot be stopped this year. They knocked off the New Orleans Hornets and the Dallas Mavericks and now it is time to dominate the L.A. Lakers. Their advancing to the Finals will be as sweet as the Mochi ice cream balls that my friend Lucille Roybal-Allard is betting," said Congresswoman DeGette. "I am so confident the Denver Nuggets will prevail, I am willing to bet our famous tamales. While the Lakers like to tout their round one series win in last year's playoffs, they need to be prepared for a different, much improved Denver team, complete with hometown hero, Chauncey Billups, who was raised in the Park Hill neighborhood of Denver and is a graduate of George Washington High School."
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34), who represents the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles, said: "This season has been another glorious chapter in the history of one of the NBA's most storied and victorious franchises. The Lakers may have a veritable Who's Who of superstars including guard Kobe Bryant, and forwards Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom, but what truly sets the Lakers apart is the team's drive and determination to bring back the championship trophy where it belongs – LOS ANGELES. Faced with the formidable adversary in the Denver Nuggets, Angelenos are confident that the hardworking team they love will get the job done. With four of seven games on our home court at the Staples Center in my congressional district in Downtown Los Angeles, Angelenos are ready to come out and support their team."
The Denver Nuggets best of seven series with the L.A. Lakers begins tonight, Tuesday, May 19 at 9:00 PM EST.