Is a Danhausen curse to blame for the Cavs' Game 1 collapse?
The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a surprising loss to the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Some fans are humorously attributing the defeat to a curse laid by WWE wrestler Danhausen. The curse was mentioned during Danhausen's appearance on ESPN's 'NBA Today' prior to the game.
- ▪The Cavaliers lost to the Knicks after leading by 22 points.
- ▪Danhausen, a WWE wrestler, claimed to have cursed the Cavaliers before the game.
- ▪The only way to break the curse, according to Danhausen, is to pay him 'human monies.'
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