At Tuesday night’s Cleveland Cavaliers game, the Kelce brothers were hometown heroes!
At Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, where the NBA club was hosting a Kelce Brothers bobblehead night, Travis, 34, and Jason, 36, were the honored guests. Attendees of the game vs the Boston Celtics were given an exclusive bobblehead of the brothers wearing their iconic Cleveland jerseys.
A video of the brothers endorsing the bobblehead dolls was published by the Cavaliers. Jason remarked, “I look way better than I was expecting,” but Travis questioned the absence of a chain around his doll’s neck.
Before the game began, the Cleveland Heights natives were honored. Jason received a framed Cavaliers jersey with his number 62 on it.
Shortly after Travis’s response to Cleveland’s Max Strus’s buzzer-beating game-winning basket on February 27 went viral on X (previously known as Twitter), the Kelce-themed evening was revealed.
Jаsоn аnd Trаvis hаve ties tо Nоrtheаst оhiо аnd the Cаvаliers dаting bаck а lоng wаy. They bоth went tо Clevelаnd Heights High Schооl, аnd in Mаy 2018 they were аdmitted intо the Distinguished аlumni Hаll оf Fаme.The Cavaliers are giving money to Heights Schools Foundation Initiatives, a cause that is dear to both Jason and Travis, in honor of the brothers’ ties to Cleveland.
Their evening at the NBA game coincides with Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stop in Singapore and comes the day after Jason made an emotional speech announcing his 13-season NFL retirement.
The adored center for the Philadelphia Eagles, who thanked Travis among others for supporting his football goals, fought back tears to finish his remarks.Speaking about his brother, Jason talked about their childhood sports days together and the happiness they experienced when one was selected for the NFL.
“Our family is not large. One aunt, one uncle, and no cousins. Actually, it was my brother and I our entire lives,” Jason clarified. “We did almost everything together — competed, fought, laughed, cried and learned from each other.”
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Jason stated, “It made me stronger, tougher, smarter, and taught me the values of cooperation, loyalty, patience, and understanding.” regarding Travis’s support over the years.