{"id":450645,"date":"2025-05-20T14:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=450645"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:11:57","slug":"a-superfan-thought-he-controlled-the-game-from-the-jumbotron-i-turned-his-story-into-an-animated-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=450645","title":{"rendered":"A superfan thought he controlled the game from the Jumbotron\u2014I turned his story into an animated doc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Have you ever believed you were influencing a game from the crowd? This Brooklyn Nets fan took things to another level.<\/p>\n

Live sporting events have a unique magic. You show up as one person, but before long, you\u2019re part of something much bigger\u2014 a teeming mass of people that breathe together, cheer together, and sometimes even convinces itself that it has real influence over what\u2019s happening on the field of play.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what drew me to this story.<\/p>\n

Back in 2012, a Brooklyn Nets season ticket holder devised an ingenious way to get himself up on his home stadium\u2019s Jumbotron. His system was wildly successful, and after a streak of dozens of games, the obsession went further\u2014he started to believe that he could affect the outcome of games.<\/p>\n

It all culminated in a wild, double-overtime thriller against the Detroit Pistons, where immediately after he performed the most dance sequence of his life, the ball was inbounded and the Nets won on a miraculous buzzer-beater. Was it just a coincidence? Did the energy of the crowd somehow tip the scales?<\/p>\n

I turned the story into an animated short called \u201cConfessions of a Jumbotron Addict.\u201d It\u2019s a story about obsession, being unapologetically yourself, and about the magic that exists within crowds of live events.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m collecting more stories like this. Have you ever had a moment at a live event where you felt part of the action? Maybe you got on the Jumbotron yourself or had a weird ritual that you swore made all the difference?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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