As of this writing, the New York Knicks have a record of 5 wins for 3 losses, and are in 5th place in the Eastern Conference. Even if we are only at the beginning of the season, it remains flattering for a franchise which has not won the title since 1973, reached the finals since 1999, played in the playoffs since 2013, and which is lagging behind in the shallows. in the NBA since then. The wind finally seems to have turned for New Yorkers, and, for many, the responsible for this good form seems to be … the movie Soul from Pixar studios.
[ATTENTION ! SPOILERS !]
In the last feature film produced by Disney, a valve on the Knicks made the middle of the orange ball react a lot. In one sequence, the character of 22, a soul waiting to enter the world of the living, tells how she has fun ruining the life of the team. “for decades”. However, at the end of the film, she ends up going to Earth and can no longer sabotage the team. And for some Reddit and Twitter users, the reason for the good form of New York players lies there.
The figures confirm this. Since the film’s release on December 25, the players of the Big Apple have won 5 wins in their last 7 matches. A rational explanation would be that the arrival of a new coach, Tim Thibodeau, a successful draft and recruiting is the origin of the rebirth (to be confirmed) of the Knicks, but that would obviously be less funny.
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