NYK Superfan Jason Dantona
Shocked After KAT Shirt Shoutout
… I Nonetheless Cannot Imagine It!!!
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Karl-Anthony Towns set the web ablaze Sunday night time when he was noticed at Yankee Stadium rocking a shirt that threw shade on the Boston Celtics … and the person who gave delivery to the long-lasting meme behind it’s nonetheless in shock over the entire thing!!
TMZ Sports activities caught up with Jason Dantona to get his response to the viral second from the ultimate recreation of the Subway sequence … and he informed us he initially thought he was getting trolled when he was first notified of KAT’s wardrobe selection.
KAT pulled as much as the Yankees-Mets recreation final night time sporting a “F*** Boston” shirt 💀
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“I assumed they had been messing with me,” he mentioned. “I had identified the shirt was launched a few weeks in the past earlier than we knew that we had been enjoying the Celtics, however I did not actually anticipate any of the gamers to put on it on them.”
“Did not imagine it at first, however then social media type of went loopy with it, and I noticed the posts from the Yankees and even the MLB, and I used to be simply it was a extremely cool second.”
For these of you not versed in Knicks fandom … Dantona grew to become a legend for his response in a Sidetalk video from the crew’s season opener in 2021 — the place he issued the “F*** Boston” line.
Dantona mentioned whereas it was a fast second in an intense sequence between Yankee and Mets followers, it was cool to be part of the group placing the rivalry apart for a second to come back collectively to cheer on the Knicks.
“Regardless of who you are rooting for, we’re all in on the Knicks and that is type of how the entire metropolis feels,” he mentioned.
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Whereas tickets value an arm and a leg, he hopes to attend Sport 2 or Sport 5 at MSG towards the Indiana Pacers, if the sequence pans out that means. However in the long run, he sees the Knicks heading to their first NBA Finals since 1999.
“This yr appears like we’re wholesome, Lord prepared,” Dantona mentioned. “So I feel we’ll be taking them out in six video games.”
