A man proposed to his girlfriend at a D-League game. And she said, “Yes.” This really happened. (Twitter)

Some people choose a romantic destination for their marriage proposal, like under the Eiffel Tower, atop the Empire State Building or on some white sandy beach in the Caribbean. Others opt for a more personal romantic setting, like a candlelit dinner at home or on a bearskin rug by a crackling fire.

Not this man. He combined the two, choosing the most romantic place in all of Los Angeles, a quiet little place called the Toyota Sports Center, tucked away in the shadows of a union house for food workers and an industrial plant that manufactures rectal endoscopy devices. Talk about romantic.

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In front of a small gathering of roughly 50 people at the cozy confines, he proposed to his girlfriend during a break in Friday’s game between the unbeaten L.A. D-Fenders and winless Iowa Energy. There is no quainter location than an NBA Development League center court when fans hit the bathrooms during a timeout. And a man so loyal to basketball that he not only attends D-League games, but is willing to propose marriage during one, is surely a man who will be committed to someone for life.





Besides, the surprisingly good Los Angeles Lakers were in the middle of a three-game road trip, so it’s not like he could have waited until Tuesday, when they start a string of six home games in a fortnight, including fun ones against the San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors.

And it’s not like California is full of romantic settings where basketball games are not being played.

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While there is the possibility the woman was merely consoling him on the biggest L of his life — even bigger than the time the D-Fenders lost the D-League title to the Sioux Falls Skyforce in April — we’ll assume from the hug that she said “yes” to his proposal. Because who wouldn’t be swept off her feet by the majesty of an NBA practice facility floor that was probably just wiped clean of excessive sweat?

We look forward to the day he bounces his grandchildren on his knee and tells them about the day he proposed to their grandmother at a minor league basketball game that a surely defunct-by-then D-Fenders team won by 29. Best of luck to the happy couple. Not that they need it, because any couple that can survive a D-League marriage proposal is a couple with a love that can never be broken.

In fact, for all those folks who saved up for a Parisian vacation proposal or put effort into that perfect home-cooked dinner, it’s hard not to be jealous of this blissfully persistent D-League kind of love.

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Ben Rohrbach is a contributor for Ball Don’t Lie and Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at rohrbach_ben@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @brohrbach