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CLEVELAND -- By the thousands, Cavaliers fans lined up around Gund Arena on Wednesday night with one purpose: to get their hands on LeBron James. LeBron James bobbleheads, that is. More than three hours before the scheduled tipoff against the Atlanta Hawks, several thousand fans waited in line for 10,000 giveaway bobbleheads of the Cavaliers' rookie. "That's why we're here," said Terry Templin, who drove from Lexington, Ky., with five family members. "We're bobblehead collectors and this is the one to get." Lines weaved around the 20,000-seat building and fans were briefly standing on Ontario Street before Cavs officials decided to open the doors 10 minutes earlier than planned. Templin got to Cleveland on Tuesday night, intent on sleeping outside so he would be among the first in line. His van was packed with sleeping bags, coolers and blankets. "But they chased us out of here on golf carts, so we had to get a hotel room," he said. Templin and his nephews, Mike and Kevin Deaton, got to the arena at 3 p.m. and were the first in a line outside one of the gates. With bidders on eBay asking for more than $200 for one of the 7-inch statues, Templin said he was tempted to cash in. "Michael Jordan's sold for $640, and the way it looks, LeBron's might someday be worth that much," Templin said. As fans entered the building, they were handed a yellow voucher to be redeemed at one of four distribution tables stacked with the collectibles. The vouchers were all handed out in less than 30 minutes. "Ah, man," said Matt Baclawski, 16, of Lorain. "We were hoping we'd get one." Once Templin and his nephews got in the door, they didn't waste any time, running down the arena concourse to get their limited edition bobbleheads. "It looks like him," 14-year-old Mike Deaton said. "You have to keep it in the box because it's worth more." Cavaliers coach Paul Silas was going to hang on to his. "Yeah, I got one," Silas said. "I can't believe what those lines were like." From: napanews.com |
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