Chen Yu and Brian walked toward the parking lot together.
Seeing Brian blinking repeatedly, Chen Yu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you... crying?"
Brian sniffled and shook his head in denial. "I'm moved. Moved, you get it? By the way, do you remember Bobby Monihan?"
"Him?"
Chen Yu paused for a moment, then remembered.
But the mention of his name made Chen Yu sigh.
He was an old fan, one whose love for the Suns had been unwavering for thirty years.
In '68, the Suns joined the league.
That was the year Bobby Monihan became a Suns fan. He watched Dick Van Arsdale become the first All-Star in franchise history, and in '76, he was one of the thousands who rushed to the airport late at night to welcome the team home after they defeated the Warriors to reach the Finals for the first time.
It wasn't until '93 that the 69-year-old Bobby Monihan suffered a stroke and lost his mobility. From then on, he never appeared at the US Airways Center again.
