If you didn't keep up with Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Rockets and Warriors on Friday, spoiler: Golden State eliminated Houston with a 118-113 win.
Another spoiler: "Game of Thrones" actress Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, was courtside to watch the Rockets get dracarysed from the playoffs. And they made sure to make note of her presence before the game.
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🚨 THIS IS NOT A BLOOPER 🚨
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 11, 2019
The Mother of Dragons is at the #Rockets game with a coffee!@emiliaclarke | #RunAsOne pic.twitter.com/hqo2jeXMuo
Some notes about this little snippet of video:
1. Rockets mascot Clutch is carrying coffee, a nod to the fact the show forgot to remove a Starbucks cup from a scene in Episode 3.
*Record Scratch*
— Cameron Grant (@coolcam101) May 6, 2019
*Freeze Frame*
Yup, that’s me. A Starbucks Cup. You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation...
#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/GBPHPTZDzr
2. Houston went all-out in making sure Clarke got her due, taking up half the chyron with her (not-quite) full title: "Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains," thank you very much.
3. There's something appropriate about Clarke siding with Houston, considering the incendiary nature of their nickname. Rockets have fire, dragons have fire. It works.
4. If Clarke really was at the Toyota Center to support the Rockets, let's hope the game's result doesn't indicate what's going to happen to Daenerys and her allies in the final two episodes of Game of Thrones (unless you're a Cersei Lannister fan, which, let's be honest, is the equivalent of rooting for the Warriors at this point).
