PTFO - Fowl Shots: We Investigated an NBA Conspiracy
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What is the Brickin' for Chicken NBA promotion?
Kings fans, they show how loud we can get.
In the fourth quarter or in the second half of games, depending on which arena you're in, when the opposing team is at the free throw line, if they miss two free throws in a row, everybody in the building gets free chicken. Brickin' for chicken. But there was one moment on national TV that happened where the announcer let the viewers at home know, hey, this is why everyone is going crazy.
This is a playing game. The winner plays against the Knicks as the seventh seed. I remember this acutely. Right? The loser then has to go and play against Chicago, so you might not even make it to the playoffs. This was deep in the third quarter. The Sixers, I remember, had blown a lead. They were awful. They were awful. They were getting booed at home.
And booze raining down here in the first half from the frustrated Sixer fans.
And then, midway through the third quarter, the heater up 11, Caleb Martin, who is usually a dependable free throw shooter. This is one. And then... Yes!
And the crowd explodes. My, oh my, it's so easy to make people happy. Apparently the chicken is very good.
I felt that in Mike Breen's loins, by the way.
Yes! Yes! But the crazy thing here is they've done the charting of what the win probability was for the Heat at that moment in time. It was upwards of 80%. It was in the bag. And that moment is the moment where everything changed. And you see the win probability descend, descend, descend, descend, until all of a sudden you got a Sixers win. That promo, Pablo, saved them.
So the argument you are making here is that Brickin' for Chicken is changing meaningfully the course of basketball games in a way that has even exceeded the whole novelty, marketing, sponsorship kind of design of it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the Brickin' for Chicken NBA promotion?
2:26–8:34
2
Who created the chicken giveaway promotion and why?
8:34–11:16
3
How do NBA players react to the Brickin' for Chicken promotion?
11:16–14:47
4
Are NBA players intentionally missing free throws for free chicken?
14:47–16:51
5
What evidence is there of players admitting to missing free throws on purpose?
16:51–19:40
6
Who is the 'Robin Hood of Wings' and what is his connection to the promo?
19:40–21:07
7
How does Giannis Antetokounmpo show his love for chicken?
21:07
8
What is the psychological impact of the chicken giveaway on NBA games?
5:25–47:17
Speakers
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