FRED VANVLEET AKA ROCKFORD NATIVE AKA AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL GRAD AKA OUR DUDE IS IN THE 2019 NBA FINALS. If you didn't know, which you should, now you do!

Rockford is no longer Rockford, it's actually 'RockFRED'.

Last night over 3,500 people gathered at the City Market Pavilion to watch game 5. Rockford created their own version of Toronto's 'Jurassic Park' in honor of Fred and Toronto.

So obviously the hype was real. Check out just what it looked like when Fred scored a three pointer last night -

WIFR TV writes -

JURASSIC PARK RKFD: How Rockford responds when Fred VanVleet hits a 3 pointer in NBA Finals.

HECK YEAH BABY! ROCKFRED!

Game 6 is Thursday night and Jurassic Park Rockford will be just as rowdy if not even wilder!

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