Jameer Nelson Did Not Use His Free Nosebleed Seats For The Hawks-Bulls Game Last Night

Back in April, the Chicago Bulls held off the Magic 102-99 after a Jameer Nelson three-pointer came too late. Nelson congratulated Bulls guard Derrick Rose with a promise to "catch you in the second round" of the playoffs (video of the exchange is above; the mixing is not our doing) during Rose's post-game sideline interview.

That captured aside has led to some wonderful ribbing on behalf of the Atlanta Hawks who, according to Josh Smith, were "never [given] a chance": Hawks spokesman Arthur Triche announced on Twitter over the weekend that he would leave a pair of 300-level tickets for Nelson for yesterday's game. He wrote that he was "taking a page out of Jerry Glanville's book," the former NFL coach who would leave tickets for Elvis before games. The Hawks won last night, 103-95, but Nelson reportedly did not make the trip to Chicago to see the win. There must be some kind of Bolt Bus deal from Orlando to Atlanta for Game 3.

Hawks tweak Jameer Nelson with tix [ESPN]