FILE - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.
Paul Sancya/APAs the Warriors raced away to a Game 7 win over the Rockets, Houston fans focused a ton of their blame on a familiar target — even if there’s no actual proof that Sen. Ted Cruz attended Sunday’s game.
Cruz’s possible attendance was causing serious consternation in the Houston fan base even before the series began because of the “Cruz curse” — an ongoing social media sensation in which the Republican senator and sports fan seems to attend sports games where the Texas-based team he is rooting for ends up losing.