My transformation has already been explored on this site, so I won’t bore you with the details.
But I will say, before the gradual sliding away from my hometown team(s) — before the unexpected transformation — before my time at Jewels from the Crown began, there was Tanner Pearson.
Specifically, this:
No, a goofy video with his BFF probably isn’t how most people will remember Tanner Pearson, but for me, one of the things that helped draw me to the team was the players themselves. My west coast friends, who wanted to turn me into being a Kings fan, peppered me with all the little off-ice videos the team did, and it turns out, I’m a pretty big sucker for weird, laughing boys.