NYK Superfan Jason Dantona
Surprised After KAT Shirt Shoutout
… I Nonetheless Cannot Imagine It!!!
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Karl-Anthony Cities 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 start 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 sport of the Subway collection … 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 sport final night time sporting a “F*** Boston” shirt 💀
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“I thought they were messing with me,” he mentioned. “I had known the shirt was released a couple of weeks ago before we knew that we were playing the Celtics, but I didn’t really expect any of the players to wear it on them.”
“Didn’t believe it at first, but then social media kind of went crazy with it, and I saw the posts from the Yankees and even the MLB, and I was just it was a really cool moment.”
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 collection 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.
“No matter who you’re rooting for, we’re all in on the Knicks and that’s kind of how the whole city 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 collection pans out that manner. However in the long run, he sees the Knicks heading to their first NBA Finals since 1999.
“This year looks like we’re healthy, Lord willing,” Dantona mentioned. “So I think we’re going to be taking them out in six games.”
