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Mike O'Hara and Jimmy Flaherty are die-hard Boston Celtics fans. They are devastated when their team loses Game 6 of the NBA Finals to the Utah Jazz, setting up a winner-take-all Game 7 at the Boston Garden. Mike’s obsession is so deep that his wife has already left him, but he remains focused on one thing: stopping the Jazz's superstar, Lewis Scott . The "Accidental" Kidnapping
In the 1996 comedy film Celtic Pride , written by Judd Apatow and Colin Quinn, the story centers on the extreme and often reckless obsession of sports fans . Celtic Pride
After the Game 6 loss, Mike and Jimmy run into Lewis Scott at a nightclub. Their original plan is simple—and relatively harmless: get Scott so drunk that he'll be hungover and unable to play effectively the next night. However, after a night of heavy drinking, they wake up the next morning to find they have kidnapped the NBA star and held him in Mike's basement. The Mental Battle Mike O'Hara and Jimmy Flaherty are die-hard Boston
: Scott, a savvy and cocky competitor, begins playing his captors against each other , exploiting their insecurities and testing their longtime friendship. The "Accidental" Kidnapping In the 1996 comedy film
