They may lose by 50 Thursday night in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, but what Golden State did Monday night showed why the sports will always be worth watching. Particularly when a champion has to show why it became a champion in the first place. Warriors coach Steve Kerr called it “a tremendous win and a horrible loss” over beating Toronto but losing star player Kevin Durant (again) to an injury. Perfectly said. Other thoughts:

** Stupid fans are everywhere, but the Toronto fans cheering when they realized Durant had re-injured the same leg was beyond weak. And don’t tell me they were cheering him for his greatness. They were cheering over their happiness over an opposing player getting knocked out. Pretty weak.

** On the list of World’s Easiest Jobs, add Doris Burke. Basically, her job as ABC’s sideline reporter had nothing to do with the sideline. Instead, it involved standing outside the Golden State locker room and reading a statement from the Warriors PR department, which didn’t say anything more than we already knew. He was hurt. Duh.

** For the life of me, I have never understood why people want to watch events in home arenas when their team is on the road or stand outside an arena and watch on a big screen. Plus, it’s the most over-used shot in television history. “Oh look, there’s a big crowd gathered and they are excited!” What do you expect them to be? If you want to see something special, show their reaction when their team is down 20.

** I’ve never seen an M.I.B. movie and I promise you that nothing I’ve seen from these goofy commercials is going to get me anywhere near a theatre this time around.

** There is nobody I’d rather watch (in any sport?) than Steph Curry. What he does with the ball is far less amazing than what he does when he doesn’t have the ball. Whether or not he is the best player in the league is up for debate, but just make sure he is in the discussion.