NJ Devil checks himself into the glass
The New Jersey Devils mascot apparently is OK after running into and shattering a glass window at a child’s birthday party. No one was injured.
Which is good, not only for everyone involved but also the rest of us, who can now feel free to laugh at the hilarious and totally bizarre videos of the incident posted to social media this weekend by the Devils and the birthday boy’s father.
NJ Devil and a bunch of squealing children can be seen playing with a parachute at an indoor play area that has giant window panes serving as the front wall. Everyone seems to be having a great time until the devil suddenly lets go of the colorful toy and inexplicably runs straight into one of the windows.
In a scene that could have come from one of those Southwest Airlines “Wanna get away?” commercials, the glass shatters upon impact, the squealing stops and the poor devil is left standing there as everyone stares.
“My son’s birthday ended with a bang!” Lawrence Chiu said in a tweet. “We are so ready for this season thanks NJ Devil for coming to the birthday party.”
Sports poll
The Dodgers have the best record in baseball, but some fans are concerned that their bullpen will keep them from winning a World Series title. So this week’s question is, do you think the Dodgers will win the World Series this year? Vote in our poll at poll.fm/10364296 or email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com. Results will be revealed next week.
Results from last week’s poll: We asked, “Who will win the NBA’s Western Conference next season?” After 6,102 votes, here are the results: Lakers, 45.4% Clippers, 29.4% Golden State, 7.3% Houston, 5.8% Denver, 4.6% Portland, 3.1% Utah, 2.7% Other, 1.7% (San Antonio, Phoenix and Sacramento received the most votes in “other”).
Your favorite sports moment
What is your favorite L.A. sports moment? Here’s the next one in our occasional series. Email me your favorite sports moment (houston.mitchell@latimes.com) and it might run in a future Morning Briefing.
Our next one comes from Pete Peterson of Camarillo:
“The Dodgers moving to L.A. in 1958 was big, then bigger in 1959 when they won the World Series. Kirk Gibson got my vote in 1988 for World Series MVP. How great was it when a rookie point guard replaced Hall of Farmer Kareem AbdulJabbar at center for the final game of the 1980 NBA Finals? Magic Johnson took over that game, scoring 42 points.
“My greatest memory, though, must be the 1974 USC-Notre Dame football game. I was in the Navy, stationed in Virginia, when I watched the game on TV. After sportingly spotting Notre Dame a 24-0 advantage shortly before halftime, USC then scored 55 unanswered points in 17 minutes. Anthony Davis scored four TDs, including returning the second-half kickoff for a score. After USC took the lead, I called the local radio DJ to play the USC fight song. He didn’t have a copy, but asked me to continue giving him updates throughout the game. Voting for the Heisman Trophy that year concluded prior to the end of the season. Many writers stated they would have changed their vote had they been allowed to wait until after this game. Archie Griffin may not have become the only two-time Heisman winner. Anthony Davis had 11 TDs against Notre Dame in three games.”