Rather than sticking to the script and playing a video highlight, clever meme or something social media-related, the Cavaliers displayed something on their massive HD scoreboard during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night that was a bit different to fire up the fans in attendance.
With “Star Wars: Episode VIII” currently filming in Ireland, the Cavs decided to pay homage to the epic movie saga and relate it to the series at hand.
“Court Wars” played on the scoreboard during the second quarter of the game, and it was a parody of the introduction that plays before each “Star Wars” movie. Here’s what it looked like.
They called us an Empire! pic.twitter.com/Cu8k56v4zx
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 26, 2016
The force is strong in Cleveland.