Watch: Giancarlo Stanton’s HR draws chant from MSG crowd during Knicks-Pacers

Fans attending the New York Knicks ’ home debut Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, 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.



” 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.

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 four home runs, seven RBIs and a slugging percentage of .889. The man Yankees fans endearingly call “Big G” clearly hasn’t cooled off just yet.

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