As far back as the 15th century, people have been gathering at Cooper’s Hill near Gloucester, England to chase a giant wheel of cheese in an incredibly dangerous manner. I’m sure there’s more to the history of this world-famous cheese-rolling competition, but I’m a man of brevity and care more about the figurative meat and potatoes of this particular story about the annual Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Race.

Despite the fact that police and lawmakers in Gloucestershire have tried to stop the cheese-rolling competition that now draws people from all over the world, and regardless of the efforts to scare cheesemakers into not supplying the wheels, this year’s race went off without a hitch, and I’m betting the merry, ol’ chaps behind this year’s event would like to go back in time and listen to the law.

That’s because a damned Yankee won.

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So, this happened:

The Denver Nuggets prevailed over the OKC Thunder in a hard-fought, overtime thriller. The biggest beef of the game, however, was between Russell Westbrook and Nuggets mascot Rocky. Russ trolled the fans in Denver by goaltending two of his halfcourt attempts. Per the Denver Post: “Fans now have a villain,’ Ty Lawson said.

I’m not sure whose side I’m on. Regular readers know that I’m a sports mascot enthusiast, so I usually take their side, and my first reaction to Goaltending A Lion-Gate was the headline. After reading about it, the half-court shots were an attempt to win Q’Doba queso for the arena … if Rocky makes any of those shots, everyone gets a coupon for a bowl of cheese.

So do I side with the anthropomorphic lion because goaltending is an assy move, or do I side with Westbrook for preventing a few thousand people from downing a styrofoam bowl of hot cheese they wouldn’t have wanted or eaten unless it was free?

You make the call. Video is below.

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