Fans attending the New York Knicks’ home debut Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y. got a double dose of sports euphoria.
The Knicks held a commanding 105-77 lead over the visiting Pacers with just over seven minutes left in the fourth quarter. While that was happening, New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit a mammoth home run to give his team a 2-1 lead in Game 1 of the World Series (video here).
The fans at MSG were thousands of miles away from the Fall Classic at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif. But that didn’t stop them from celebrating while simultaneously watching the Knicks dominate an East rival. “Let’s go Yankees!” chants echoed across the “World’s Most Famous Arena.”
Loud "Let's Go Yankees" chants from Knicks Fans at MSG after Stanton's HR pic.twitter.com/yhthfEYXrk
— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) October 26, 2024
MSG erupts into "Let's Go Yankees" chants after Giancarlo Stanton's HR in the World Series pic.twitter.com/y12OaxvYJX
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) October 26, 2024
The MSG jumbotron also showed a replay of Stanton’s blast a few minutes later.
Big time LET'S GO YANKEES chant breaks out at MSG after the Stanton homer pic.twitter.com/DKt7wOtZ9e
— Brandon J. McKoy (@Brandon_McKoy) October 26, 2024
Stanton had a monstrous ALCS to help the Yankees get to its first World Series since 2009. In five games against the Cleveland Guardians, Stanton had a modest .222 batting average. But the five-time All-Star made those hits count by tallying 4 home runs, 7 RBIs, and a slugging percentage of .889.
The man Yankees fans endearingly call “Big G” clearly hasn’t cooled off just yet.
