Meet James Goldstein, The NBA Superfan Who’s Always Around Smokeshow Women & Is Stealing The Show At The NBA Finals

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James Goldstein, a self-proclaimed NBA superfan, is making headlines during the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers.

The NBA Finals are in town, and the games have attracted several celebrities and notable figures to Oklahoma City and Indiana.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been giving every ticketholder a shirt to wear during home games in the NBA Playoffs. While many opt to wear the shirt, one courtside attendant maintains his own style.

Goldstein is a basketball superfan and a courtside legend who is extremely hard to miss due to his extravagant style.

The 85-year-old businessman from Milwaukee is well known to the players as he has pictures with OKC Thunder stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren.

 

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Aside from pictures with star players, James Goldstein is also a ladies’ man, as his social media accounts are littered with snaps of him with different women.

 

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He might be elderly, but he is a man who has access to a ton of money, which will attract all types of women.

The Oklahoma City Thunder Desperately Need James Goldstein’s Luck

NBA super fan James Goldstein watches the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Brett Rojo-Imagn Images)
The Indiana Pacers won Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, 116-107, over the Oklahoma City Thunder as home underdogs.

Oklahoma City came into the NBA Finals as huge -700 favorites, and very few people expected them to be down 2-1 in the series.

The Pacers protected their home court with a 116-107 victory. They’ve now played the NBA’s best team competitively for three full games. They are two home wins away from the championship.

James Goldstein does not have a favorite team, but he just might be a good luck charm for the Thunder, who needs to put everything together to even the series.

Houston Texans star Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his illegal hit to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the ensuing brawl between the teams in a lengthy statement on social media.  

Al-Shaair’s statement comes as his three-game suspension as a result of the incident has ended and he is slated to return to the field for the Texans on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

On December 1, an Al-Shaair hit to the head of a sliding and defenseless Lawrence caused chaos in Jacksonville. The defensive back needed to be restrained by several coaches and Lawrence has not played since taking the barbaric contact.

‘While so many jumped at the first opportunity to hop on the false narrative – that l’m a dirty player or bad person – the messages from all who stood by me were the only things keeping me mentally afloat during a time of isolation,’ Al-Shaair said on social media.

‘I’ve learned so much from this entire experience. Seeing myself on video – letting my emotions get the best of me to the point where I completely lost it – was an embarrassing and eye-opening moment for me.’

‘I’ve had to earn everything in my life. I never want to allow anyone to get me to a point where I jeopardize everything that I’ve worked all my life to obtain. That was not the way I want to represent myself or my family and I will continue to learn and grow from that moment.’

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Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his hit to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence

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The Texans defensive back was suspended for three games as a result of the hit to Lawrence

Al-Shaair said during his three-game ban, he met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league executives for the first time, taking issue with how he was characterized in the official announcement of his suspension.

The defender said he thought his character and integrity were ‘unjustifiably smeared’ in the release but the meeting with Goodell and others was ‘productive’ and gave him hope it would not happen again.

‘In that conversation – man-to-man – I owned and acknowledged that my actions following my ejection were careless and, in that moment, I didn’t think about the responsibility I have been blessed with to represent the shield,’ Al-Shaair continued.

‘I also stated that the letter, and specifically the language used in the letter, was equally as careless and conveyed that the context of the words used were not a reflection of my character, nor my career, as I have not been warned multiple times for my play on the field.’

Al-Shaair’s hit on Lawrence was not the only controversial incident he was involved in this season.

During the Texans’ game against the Bears in September, he punched Roschon Johnson, who wasn’t even in the game at the time of another sideline confrontation.

Al-Shaair ended his statement by saying his view is that everyone in the league office and on the field are on the same team to represent the NFL in the best nature possible, something he failed to do earlier this month.

‘Lastly, I’ll say that this world is full of negative people who can’t wait to tear you down, but if you move with love and compassion, the seeds of good you planted in others’ lives can grow into the very tree that shades you with comfort and compassion when you need it most,’ Al-Shaair concluded.

‘I am a man of God, I am a leader, a warrior and a lover. I am also a hell of a football player and I’m grateful to be back doing what I love.’