NYK Superfan Jason Dantona
Surprised After KAT Shirt Shoutout
… I Nonetheless Cannot Consider It!!!
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Karl-Anthony Towns set the web ablaze Sunday evening when he was noticed at Yankee Stadium rocking a shirt that threw shade on the Boston Celtics … and the person who gave beginning to the enduring 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 alternative.
KAT pulled as much as the Yankees-Mets recreation final evening carrying a “F*** Boston” shirt 💀
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“I believed they have been messing with me,” he mentioned. “I had recognized the shirt was launched a few weeks in the past earlier than we knew that we have been enjoying the Celtics, however I did not actually count on 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 turned a legend for his response in a Sidetalk video from the group’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 gang placing the rivalry apart for a second to return collectively to cheer on the Knicks.
“Irrespective 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 price an arm and a leg, he hopes to attend Recreation 2 or Recreation 5 at MSG towards the Indiana Pacers, if the sequence pans out that approach. However ultimately, he sees the Knicks heading to their first NBA Finals since 1999.
“This yr seems like we’re wholesome, Lord keen,” Dantona mentioned. “So I feel we’ll be taking them out in six video games.”
