This week’s episode of Game of Thrones, “The Battle of the Bastards,” promises to be one of the biggest in the HBO drama’s history. The numbers are staggering: It took 600 crew members, 500 extras, 70 horses, 25 shooting days, and at least $10 million (though likely a lot more) to put it all together, according to Entertainment Weekly. Co-showrunner D.B. Weiss added that “fully fleshed out medieval battles require a tremendous amount of resources and choreography to get them right. It feels like we’re doing something fresh that you don’t see on TV and movies very often.” Get hyped.
But it’s not only the massive battle happening on Sunday night. Thanks to LeBron James being as nimble as No One and overpowering as The Mountain, with a demeanor to match, his Cleveland Cavaliers will face off against Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
There are few things in life better than a playoff series going to Game 7 — an episode of Game of Thrones where Jon Snow and Sansa Stark square off against Ramsay Bolton is one of them. The game and Game are even on at the same time. Fans of the show and basketball are very torn right now.
https://twitter.com/ModerndayMJ/status/743661570203484160
I wonder if the NBA will hear me out and change game 7. Sunday nights are for Game Of Thrones.
— ApexPredator 4YT🦂 (@ReignofAlex) June 17, 2016
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Game 7 of the NBA finals is on at the same time as episode 9 of game of thrones… On Father's Day 😑😑😑 #GameofThrones #NBAFinals
— Brian (@brikhong) June 17, 2016
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Toughest Sunday of the year. Either you watch Game of Thrones or you watch The Game! #NBA #GOT!
— Vik (@Vikram_Tiwari) June 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/JoeOlivere/status/743766215261323265
Sunday with the NBA Finals and Game of Thrones is going to be stressful. 😅
— Leashy (@LeashyBeee) June 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/KatYurko/status/743768019080445953
Yo Sunday is Game of Thrones & NBA finals… Decisions decisions
— Wendell J. (@KytohFitness) June 17, 2016
What are you watching live Sunday night: Game of Thrones ep 9 (one of the most important episodes of the entire series) or NBA Finals gm 7?
— TheHogSty (@TheHogSty) June 17, 2016
The difference between Game of Thrones and NBA finals? The end of GOT has not yet been written. #conspiracy
— B E (@earleytimes) June 17, 2016
Game of thrones or the NBA finals? I got a major decision to make on Sunday.
— Tay Lotus (@MrTayLotus) June 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/leesology/status/743658135353688064
How the fuck y'all gonna schedule Finals Game 7 at the same time as Game of Thrones @NBA ?
— wine drunk- please disregard (@DanielCrum1) June 17, 2016
Game of Thrones epic battle or NBA Finals, game 7.. #hmmmmm 🙈😁
— MR (@Slash_TwoFo) June 17, 2016
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It’s the Battle of the Bastardball — who you got?