Hornets' Frank Kaminsky Trolls Cubs With Bartman Jersey [PHOTO]
CHICAGO (AP) — Charlotte Hornets center Frank Kaminsky has done his best to bring some bad luck to the Chicago Cubs as they look to continue their playoff run.
Kaminsky showed up for Monday night's NBA preseason matchup with the Bulls in Chicago wearing a Steve Bartman Cubs jersey . The Cubs had a 3-0 lead over the Marlins and were five outs from making their first World Series since 1945 in the 2003 National League Championship Series when Bartman deflected a foul ball that appeared destined to land in left fielder Moises Alou's glove. The Cubs went on to lose the game and the series.
Diehard White Sox fan Frank Kaminsky wore this pregame. "It's my stance on how I feel about the Cubs this year." pic.twitter.com/c1RwlotDXP
— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) October 17, 2016
Kaminsky had the Bartman jersey made yesterday and wore it on a Wrigley rooftop last night. "Not too many people were happy."
— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) October 17, 2016
Asked Kaminsky why the bitterness towards the Cubs. "There is a sense of jealousy. I'm a White Sox fan. I don't want to see them do well."
— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) October 17, 2016
Kaminsky grew up in suburban Chicago and is a fan of the Cubs' crosstown-rival Chicago White Sox.
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