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'Meow-vrick' kittens free to adopt Thursday at Grand Prairie shelter

Meet Luka, Kyrie, PJ, Lively and Kidd—the kittens, not the players. Their adoption fees are waived Thursday to celebrate the Mavs in the NBA Finals.

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — The Meow-vricks are ready for their big day.

Luka, Kyrie, PJ, Lively and Kidd—the kittens, not the players—are free to adopt on Thursday at the Grand Prarie Animal Services and Adoption Center to celebrate the Mavs in the NBA Finals. 

The Mavs-monikered kittens aren't the only adoptions with waived fees, all kittens at the shelter are available to take home at no cost. 

There are more than 100 kittens and adult cats currently at the shelter that need homes. You can browse all adoptable animals on the shelter's website here.

There is a two kittens or two adult cats per household limit on adoptions. 

🏀🐾 Score BIG with a furry friend! Grand Prairie Animal Services and Adoption Center is bringing the Dallas Mavericks spirit with adoptable pets named after some of your favorite players - Luka, Kyrie, PJ, Lively, and Kidd! 🐶 All kitten adoption fees are waived TODAY in celebration of the Mavs’ showdown against Boston tonight! 🏀 Don’t miss the action on and off the court - join us for a Mavs Watch Party at EpicCentral starting at 7 p.m. 🎉 #MavsPets #GrandPrairiePets #GrandPrairieEvents #dallasmavericks

Posted by City of Grand Prairie - Municipal Government on Thursday, June 6, 2024

The Mavericks and Celtics will face off for the right to call themselves World Champions starting Thursday night. For Boston, a Finals win would be their historic and league-best eighteenth championship. For Dallas, they seek their second title overall, and for their 25-year-old star, the crowning as the undeniable force of the sport.

WFAA will air all games and is also hosting a special presentation called "The Pregame" before each and every matchup in the 2024 series.

Throughout these 30-minute presentations, which will air an hour before each game's tipoff, will feature insights from the WFAA Sports team -- lead anchor Joe Trahan, anchors/reporters Mike Leslie and Jonah Javad, and sports reporter Michelle Montaine -- and from special guest analyst and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Nancy Lieberman.

Here's the full schedule: 

  • Mavs Game 1 | Thursday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. CT | TD Garden, Boston
  • Mavs Game 2 | Sunday, June 9 at 7 p.m. CT | TD Garden, Boston
  • Mavs Game 3 | Wednesday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. CT | American Airlines Center, Dallas
  • Mavs Game 4 | Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. CT | American Airlines Center, Dallas 
  • Mavs Game 5 | Monday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. CT | TD Garden, Boston *
  • Mavs Game 6 | Thursday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. CT | American Airlines Center, Dallas*
  • Mavs Game 7 | Sunday, June 23 at 7 p.m. CT | TD Garden, Boston * 

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