Cavs and Warriors have something in common: Grandmother fans

Move over, Riley Curry!

About 103 years before the young spotlight-stealer was born, a child named Sweetie entered the world. Born in Texas in 1909, she would become a hardcore fan of the Golden State Warriors in the 1990s, along with her late husband, Clifford.

Living in the same Oakland house since 1956, Sweetie is still independent - though her daughter brings over meals on game days - and enjoys watching Dubs games with her cat, Coco Chanel. The avid fan has strong opinions - she believes first-year head coach Steve Kerr is too timid on the sidelines, for example - and has sound advice for her home team:

They have to be on their P's and Q's and don't be sloppy with the ball.

Although she loves Stephen Curry, her favorite player is Draymond Green, an allegiance that makes sense given that Sweetie herself is no softy:

I'm not crazy, but I love to get in there and fight with them. And I holler at them a lot. I tell them: ‘Go get that ball!'

With her birthday falling on the day after Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors are working on making sure Sweetie is in attendance for Game 1. In the meantime, she and her family have been savoring Coach Kerr's recent shoutout:

2,477 miles east of Oakland, a group of elders are covered from head to toe in wine-and-gold-colored attire. In Akron, Ohio, the LeBron James Grandmothers' Fan Club gets together to watch Cavs games.

With upward of 200 members over the years - the group formed in 2006 - LeBron's most fierce fans, led by Alder Chapman, 75, have followed King James since his days at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. Even when LeBron bolted Cleveland for South Beach, the grandmothers didn't waver in their support of the Chosen One. "When LeBron went to Miami, I was hurt," said Georgia Richardson, "but I went with him. He had to make that move in order to better himself."

The bond between LeBron and his fan club extends beyond the basketball court, as the group of senior citizen hoops fanatics often volunteer at the player's local charity events. Longtime club member Illona Aleman, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent chemotherapy in 2008, said watching James on TV kept her going during tough times: "Without those games, it would have been a sad time, but I don't remember it as sad because of the games and the way he smiled and brought life to me. During my cancer treatment, my husband was my hero, but my husband just doesn't smile like LeBron does."