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Bing Bong
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About
Bing Bong refers to a catchphrase amongst the fandom of the NBA's New York Knicks. The phrase originated from a viral video of a Knicks fan celebrating the team's opening night win in the 2021-2022 season and was adopted by the fandom to celebrate wins and three-point shots.
Origin
On October 21st, 2021, the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics on the opening night of the NBA season. Following the victory, YouTube channel Sidetalk posted a video of Knicks fans elatedly celebrating the victory in over-the-top ways. At one point, the camera cuts to fan Jordan Bloom, who sings "Bing Bong" like a chime (shown below).
Spread
The video went viral on Twitter, as the Sidetalk video gained over 22,000 retweets, 13,000 quote tweets, and 114,000 likes.[1] Fans began quoting and making memes from the "Bing Bong" portion of the video. On October 23rd, Twitter user Turtz55 posted a video edit featuring "Bing Bong" in response to Stephen A. Smith (shown below, top). On October 30th, Twitter user @eric_m888[2] posted a Meta parody featuring the "Bing Bong" guy (shown below, bottom).
— 🐢 (@turtz55) October 23, 2021
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The catchphrase was soon adopted by New York media and the Knicks themselves. On October 26th, the New York Daily News[3] used it in a headline celebrating the Knicks defeating the Philadelphia 76ers (shown below, top). On November 1st, Knicks announcer Mike Breen used the phrase to call a 3-point shot by Knicks player Julius Randle (shown below, bottom).
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"BING BONG!"
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 2, 2021
Mike Breen is feeling the energy at MSG 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Xwbat2Lz6g
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