All-Star power forward Kevin Love thinks Royal Couple's visit at the Barclays Arena to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled past the Brooklyn Nets 110-88 on Monday was a bit of a distraction during the game.
Love, who finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds to help the Cavs win their seventh consecutive game, admitted that he was distracted by Prince William and his lovely wife Kate Middleton as they made their way out of the tunnel.
"It was a little bit more of a distraction than people waving towels or waving whatever it is that they do," Love said in the post-game interview via ESPN. "Yes, it was big distraction. I just tried to make the second shot and it ended up being about a foot short."
Meanwhile, LeBron James was glad to see the future monarchs to the British throne watching an NBA game courtside for the first time, adding that it's an honor to perform in front of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
"It was their first time watching a basketball game, so it was an honor that I would be that guy they decided they wanted to watch," said James, who had a chance to have a pictorial with the Royalties.
But other than the Royal Family's invasion at Barclays Center, the game also featured James, Kyrie Irving, Deron Williams, Kevin Garnett and a couple of Brooklyn Nets players wearing Can't Breath shirts during warm-ups.
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose also donned the controversial shirt which is aimed to protest the Grand Jury's decision not to indict the officer, who killed Eric Garner by placing him on a chokehold while arresting him for selling untaxed cigarettes.
According to Kevin Garnett, Deron Williams distributed the shirt in the locker room to show their grief towards injustice against Black-American people, which triggered multiple protest across the country.
"D-Will brought it to the guys that wanted to wear it and support the cause, and the ones that wanted to wear it wore it. I think it is important," said Garnett, who finished with 14 points and seven rebounds in the game.
