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A pair of over-the-top announcers have become social media stars in the United States for their reactions during the N.B.A. finals.
Game 1 of this year’s N.B.A. finals had a spectacular finish, with the Indiana Pacers completing a 15-point comeback over the Oklahoma City Thunder to stun the crowd in Oklahoma City. The victory was punctuated by a near-miraculous buzzer beater by Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers, who drained the winning shot with only 0.3 seconds left on the clock.
It was a thrilling moment for any basketball fan. But few reacted with as much fervor as Myung-jung Kim and Se-woon Park.
“Amazing, Indiana, don’t call a timeout!” Mr. Kim and Mr. Park, sportscasters and analysts for South Korea’s SPOTV, had exclaimed in Korean just ahead of the shot as Indiana grabbed a rebound and began to move the ball upcourt. “Indiana, an underdog, faces a familiar situation — WAAAAAAAA! HALIBURTON! WOW!”
Their over-the-top reaction the moment the shot went in, which culminated in full-blown screeching and wailing, was shared widely across social media in the hours after Indiana’s win. American fans shared clips of the rhapsodic call, and the N.B.A. posted an excerpt on Instagram.
Commenters were quick to cite the passion and emotion of the South Korean announcers, with several saying the clip gets better with repeated listens.
