When I hear "Bing Bong," I immediately think of the Disney/Pixar character who featured in "Inside Out" and brought tears to the eyes of young children and grown adults alike. Once I watch a few more New York Knicks games, however, our favorite imaginary elephant friend will be but a distant memory. And if you don't get the reference, watch the movie — seriously.
After Sidetalk's incredible — and incredibly NSFW — video went viral, with over 113 thousand likes and 25 thousand retweets, a small snippet at the 22-second mark brought "Bing Bong" to our ears and put it at the forefront of every Knicks fans' mind. It has since gotten more and more traction in the team's loyal and passionate community, so much so that the team itself used the phrase in one of their social posts.
On Monday night, in New York's home game against the Toronto Raptors, we got even more usage of the trending phrase. The first instance came from within Madison Square Garden, ringing throughout the arena and causing an eruption of laughter from the fans after an Evan Fournier three-pointer.
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A few minutes later, the best play-by-play announcer in the NBA — sorry Ian Eagle, but you're a close second — used the phrase to describe a Julius Randle trey. As much as I love a good Mike Breen "Bang!" we're definitely not complaining about the occasional "Bing Bong."
Where does "Bing Bong" come from in the first place? According to Jordie Bloom, the Knicks fan who went viral after shouting those two simple words, it's "derived from the subway doors closing," (via William E. Ricks of ESPN). Bing bong. Got it?
Ricks ended his article on the origins of "Bing Bong" by predicting that we might hear the slogan at some point on Monday night against the Raptors inside MSG. But from the arena's PA system and from Mr. Mike Breen himself? Where are we going to hear it next?
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