![]() ![]() Knicks fans, desperate for a contender and psyching themselves up for what could be the most fun squad in years, made bing-bong memes, carved bing-bong pumpkins, and dressed as Bing Bong Guy for Halloween. But it was Bloom’s one-second “bing bong” that emerged as the standout moment.Īs the Knicks got off to a hot start, winning five of their first six games, the phrase became an early season rallying cry, appearing in back-page headlines, on the scoreboard at Madison Square Garden, and even in a Mike Breen play-by-play call of a Julius Randle bank-shot three-pointer. All the borderline-terrifying shouting was one reason the clip went viral the next day. The video that resulted showed Knicks fans in all their mad glory, absolutely losing their minds over precisely one (1) regular-season win. Familiar with Sidetalk’s videos and riding high from a thrilling game, the longtime Knicks fan walked over to the mic and simply recreated the subway-door sound effect that begins each of Sidetalk’s episodes: “Bing bong.” “I think they’re going to go on a hot streak at some point.When Jordie Bloom left Madison Square Garden after the Knicks’ opening-night double-overtime win against the Celtics, he spotted Trent Simonian, host of the 60-second Instagram show Sidetalk, interviewing a group of elated fans. “The Knicks need to get healthy, get a same lineup and a solidified identity,” said the Bing Bong Guy. “It’s not as if they got complacent, but it’s as if they let their defense act as if they’d be putting up 130 a game by hitting all their 3s.” 1 3-point shooting team in the NBA,” Bloom said. ![]() They should trade for two-way point guard, Eric Bledsoe, he believes, after watching the Clippers last week. With many strong opinions on the team’s 13-16 record, Bloom is most fervent about a lack of defensive identity and continuity with revolving lineups.Īnd he doesn’t envision Alec Burks as a season-long starting point guard. But don’t use it when you’re way down.”ĭuring games, Bloom says he’s like Thibodeau - never smiling until it’s over. You do hear a big ‘Bing Bong’ in return from the fan base. They’re trying to excite the crowd every time they do it on the Jumbotron. I texted my friend during the Warriors game. It started when Fournier hit a 3, they’d rip a ‘Bing Bong.’ When the Knicks were up after a 3 that would cause a time out for the opposing team, they’d rip a ‘Bing Bong’ timeout. “When they initially did it, I have nothing but respect for the Knicks and its public address system,” Bloom said. But Bloom is starting to feel it’s misused. The arena response to “Bing Bong” echoing on the public address system is strong, but it’s often used when the club is down double-digits. How the ‘bing bong’ Knicks fan is turning viral moment into a career path Screenshot courtesy of the Garden’s entertainment staff has incorporated “Bing Bong’’ into their home games on their scoreboard after critical 3-point baskets.īut with the Knicks reeling at 13-17 after a 5-1 start, “Bing Bong” has taken a turn for the worse. Bloom set up a Twitter account called “Bing Bong Guy.’’ Jordie Bloom is the “Bing Bong Guy” from the recent viral video of Knicks fans. Knicks Twitter adopted the phrase as a mantra. 21 - Bloom became a mini-celebrity after the double-overtime victory.ĭuring the celebration outside the Garden, Bloom raced up to the cameras from “Sidetalk’’ - a show on social-media platforms - and boomed joyously “Bing Bong.’’ (The show had an ongoing riff about the sound of the MTA’s subway doors closing). Last time the Knicks faced Boston - in their season opener Oct. Knicks star showers Immanuel Quickley with nicknames after clutch nightīOSTON - Even the “Bing Bong Guy’’ has COVID-19.Įarlier this week, Jordie Bloom, who “integrated’’ the “Bing Bong’’ sound of the closing doors of the MTA’s subway system into Knicks’ lore, came down with coronavirus symptoms - headache, fatigue, fever, chills.ĬOVID-19 has ravaged the Knicks, who were without six players and two broadcasters during Saturday’s 114-107 loss to the Celtics. Knicks star’s status uncertain for next game due to injury Rising guard’s long-term Knicks future is getting more complicated ![]() ![]() Knicks star confident they’re ‘more talented’ than team two years ago ![]()
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