A basketball game happened in front of Prince Thursday

This could be us, but you playing basketball.
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Tricia Gilbride
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A basketball game happened in front of Prince Thursday
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"Courtside" makes absolutely no sense in the context of Prince, because wherever he walks is his royal court. 

Nevertheless, the legend attended a basketball game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California last night. The Golden State Warriors played the Oklahoma City Thunder -- but more importantly, Prince wore a black turtleneck. Basketball reportedly happened as well.


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He arrived with Damaris Lewis, and the people appropriately shouted his name. 


When his presence was announced -- as if it needed to be -- Prince gestured as if to say, "Well yes, I am Prince. I don't know how I got to be so lucky."

He had a nice time, but deleted his tweets about the evening, because Prince is a mysterious man. 

Prince graciously accepted his position as our overlord. 

Thank you, Prince. And congratulations to the sport of basketball as a whole on your win. 

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Tricia Gilbride

Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.

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