Cavs fans show love for birthday boy Myles Garrett during game vs. Bucks
Cleveland sure loves their football star
During the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Friday night matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, one sports personality outside of basketball received his flowers from Cavs fans: Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett.
It was expected, considering December 29 marked the defensive end’s 28th birthday. During a timeout, Cleveland’s arena jumbotron suddenly focused on the Cavs’ MC, who loudly exclaimed “Our birthday boy is in the house!”
The cameras suddenly centered on Garrett, who was sitting courtside. As fans started making noise (which included barking sounds), the MC asked everyone in the arena to greet the four-time Pro Bowl selectee.
A loud “Happy Birthday Myles!” resonated around the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. (via Akron Beacon Journal’s Ryan Lewis)
The Cavs fall to the Bucks
Unfortunately for the spectating Myles Garrett, the Cavs have just fallen to the Bucks after Milwaukee broke away during the final minutes of play.
Donovan Mitchell led the scoring with 34 points while center Jarrett Allen added a double-double of 30 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavs. Craig Porter Jr. and Max Struss followed with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
As for Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo also had 34 points himself, to go with 16 boards as well. Behind him, Damian Lillard followed with 31 points.
With big man Evan Mobley and former All-Star Darius Garland sidelined due to injuries, Mitchell will have to continue leading a depleted Cavs roster in the upcoming games. The Cavs are also missing the presence of Ricky Rubio, who stepped away from the team to take care of his mental health months ago.
Cleveland looks to bounce back against the Toronto Raptors on New Year’s day.
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Johnny Manziel Jokes About Joe Flacco Catching Up To Him In Passing Yards For The Browns As Veteran QB’s Second Wind Continues
The Cleveland Browns unleashed an incredible 37-20 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night Football.
During Thursday night’s win, Browns QB Joe Flacco is already within 72 yards of passing Johnny Manziel Brown’s career total, as per Jason Lloyd of The Athletic.
Lloyd wrote on X,
“In case you were wondering, Joe Flacco needs 72 yards to pass Johnny Manziel for 31st on the Browns’ all-time passing list”
Flacco moved up to 33rd in just five games, even after being the starting quarterback for less than a month. Manziel with 1,675 passing yards is No. 31 on the team’s all-time in Browns franchise history.
Manziel started eight games for the Cleveland Browns between 2014 and 2015 and made 14 appearances for the Browns in his two seasons in the NFL.
Seemingly, Flacco’s surpassing his records is clearly encouraging. Commenting on Flacco’s performance, Manziel wrote on X on Friday,
“Some records were meant to be broken.”
Flacco was signed by the Browns in November and has led Cleveland to four wins in his five games as the starter. On Thursday’s game against the Jets, he had a two-touchdown performance to clinch the Browns’ second playoff berth in 21 years.
Since joining the Browns, he managed to throw for 1,307 yards and 10 touchdowns, posting four straight games with 300+ passing yards.
Eventually, Flacco was not able to pass Manziel’s mark on Thursday, but he needs 60 more yards to do so. Easily to be locked if he plays any meaningful time in the Browns’ season finale against Cincinnati.
