Adia Morris Essay | July 2026
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Adia says a word in defense of bandwagon fans.
Adia says a word in defense of bandwagon fans.
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Adia Morris Essay | July 2026
Clip: Season 2026 Episode 43 | 1m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Adia says a word in defense of bandwagon fans.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Adia: BEING A PASSIONATE FAN WHEN NO ONE ELSE CARES CAN BE LONELY WORK.
IMAGINE LIKING A BAND OR A MUSICIAN FOR YEARS ON YEARS.
YOU ATTEND THEIR SHOWS IN GRUBBY, HOLE-IN-THE-WALL CLUBS.
YOU BUY THE MERCH.
YOU EVANGELIZE TO EVERYONE ABOUT HOW AWESOME THE MUSIC IS AND EVERYONE JUST GOES, “UH HUH.
THAT’S NICE.” THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, EVERYONE’S WEARING THE T-SHIRT.
TALKING ABOUT THE MUSIC ONLINE.
THEY’RE BUMPING THEIR SONGS IN THE CLUB.
YOUR FRIENDS ARE ASKING YOU, “OH MY GOSH!
HAVE YOU HEARD THIS NEW SONG?” AND OF COURSE YOU HAVE!
YOU’VE HEARD ALL THE SONGS!
YOU KNOW ALL THE LYRICS, AND IT’S MADDENING THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS JUST NOW CATCHING ON, BUT YOU SMILE AND SAY, “YEAH, IT’S REALLY GREAT, ISN’T IT?” BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, YOU WANT EVERYONE TO LOVE THE MUSIC AS MUCH AS YOU DO.
I IMAGINE BEING A LONG-TERM LYNX FAN IS KIND OF LIKE THAT.
I’M ONE OF THE NEWBIES CROWING TO EVERYONE ABOUT HOW GREAT OUR TEAM IS.
I’M THE ONE THAT WENT “UH HUH,” EVERY TIME PEOPLE SAID, “THE LYNX HAVE WON FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS!” AND THEN MY SISTER TOOK ME TO GAME 4 OF THE 2024 CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE AT TARGET CENTER AND I WAS HOOKED.
LYNX FAN FOR LIFE.
THE PASSION, TEAM CAMARADERIE, THE SHOW-STOPPING SKILL ON THE COURT, THE ENERGY OF THE CROWD: 10 OUT OF 10.
NO NOTES.
SO LONG-TERM LYNX FANS: THE ARENAS HAVEN’T ALWAYS BEEN FULL AND THE MEDIA COVERAGE WAS SPARSE, BUT, IN CASE NO ONE’S TOLD YOU, THANKS TO YOU AND THE INCREDIBLE PLAYERS FOR HANGING IN THERE.
LET’S GO, LYNX!
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