Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers took down the Boston Celtics 105-104, a comeback win in front of an electric crowd and with NFL stars Jason and Travis Kelce in the house for their bobblehead night. The night wasn't just a showcase of exciting basketball but a night about two brothers who haven't forgotten home.
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The Kelce brothers are absolute superstars; from Super Bowls to a podcast, New Heights, with more than 2 million subscribers and even one in a relationship with a global music icon—you know who she is—the siblings have never once forgotten their roots.
That's why Tuesday night's game was so special.
"They brought a lot of energy. The Cavs did a great job at having the bobblehead night for the guys," said Mike Jones, the Kelce brothers' former Cleveland Heights football coach.
At the game sitting courtside, the brothers chugged some beer and interacted with the crowd. Travis argued fouls alongside coach J.B. Bickerstaff. The two threw promotional items to the crowd during timeouts. The two were invested in the game and true fans.
After the game, they made time to meet with people important to their journeys from their NFL connections, like former Eagles and current running backs coach Duce Staley, who was in attendance Tuesday, all the way back to Cleveland Heights High School, like Jones.
"The Kelce brothers mean a whole lot to his area," Jones said. "They're very prideful of Cleveland Heights."
He continued, "It was surreal. It's just always nice that they acknowledge their foundation. That's what I represent—just the foundation here at Cleveland Heights."
The game's sold-out crowd took home their bobbleheads, a hot commodity for Northeast Ohio, with the resale of the Kelce replicas already taking off online, reselling for more than $100 in some places.
Perhaps one of the reseasons for the high demand for the bobbleheads is the special meaning they have to Clevelanders.
The Kelce brothers represent Northeast Ohio. They represent their Cleveland Heights hometown, from their clothes to their podcast name. They come back to visit. They come back to volunteer. At every turn, Travis and Jason pay homage to the city they were raised in.
"[They're] from Cleveland, they love Cleveland, they come back home to Cleveland," Jones said.
And Northeast Ohio hasn't forgotten to celebrate the brothers' success, either. Fans sold out the bobblehead night. They stayed after the game in hopes of meeting the two and maybe getting a quick picture. They wore their Kansas City Chiefs gear for Travis, their Philadelphia Eagles gear for Jason, and their Cleveland Heights gear for them both.
Having superstars from Northeast Ohio that haven't forgotten their roots isn't new to this area—but its never lost how special and important having figures like the Kelce brothers is locally.
"I think it's crazy that those two. LeBron James, there's so many legends from here, and I think that's really cool, said young fan Evan Chapman.
The bobbleheads on Tuesday were just a small symbol—a tribute for the brothers—to show how much they mean to Northeast Ohio after years of seeing how important Northeast Ohio is to them.
Now, if you didn't get a bobblehead, there's still a chance to snag one. The Cleveland Charge will give away the Kelce brothers bobblehead this Saturday to the first 1,000 fans as they take on the Motor City Cruse inside the Wolstein Center. To learn more click here.
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