So I’m at the Celtics/Jazz game Wednesday night.  There’s a handsome couple just in front of me in the press row in very expensive seats.  Her name is Rebekah, his is Jesse.  She’s wearing a Paul Pierce jersey, he’s wearing a Jazz jersey.  All of a sudden Jazzy Jesse  plops down on one knee and pulls out a ring.  ”Will you marry me?” he asks.

“Yes!” she answers.

Now that takes some basketball-sized big ones to pop the question in such a public place.   What if she said no?  I saw it happen once before at an NBA game and it wasn’t pretty.  This is beautiful, memorable!

Rebekah works for St. Jude, a medical equipment company based in Minnesota.  Jesse is going back to school to become a teacher.  “Did you think something was up?” I asked.

“No not at all,” Rebekah told me.

“I had the ring for about a week,” Jesse says.

Their first date was at a Celtics game four years ago, so Jesse thought it would be as good a place as anywhere to ask for her hand.  And he’s off to a good start.  He got her a great ring and it fit perfectly.   Oh yeah, the Celtics won 105-86.

If you know the lucky couple, post a note here.  And if you don’t know them but want to wish them well anyway, have at it.