“Three pennies!”: an unintentional mistake by an American commentator regarding the name Fontecchio. He joked: “Don’t tell the people of Puglia” | Videos

Third best shooter from three entry points NBA And percentage always very high from the bow: impact From Simone Fontecchio with a shirt from Miami Hot it was devastating. The Italian basketball player continues to be a topic of conversation in America thanks to his work very good numbers three points and during the penultimate match against i New York Knicks – 115-113 win by Miami – its name changed for the umpteenth time by American commentators. But this time mispronunciation it soon spread throughout the world.

After double in a row of the Italian player, the American commentator thought to make a pun on the name “Simon.” To highlight his extraordinary ability to score three-pointers, the commentator called him out “Three money.” A word that when spoken leaves no room for other interpretations: resembling a Apulian terms used in a way that insults others. Here’s why on social media he immediately broke out irony from many. This means that in America they call Simone Fontecchio “Threemone”, for her trmon friends”, one person wrote.

That Fontecchio himself – after hearing the commentator’s clearly unintentional error – had joking in themselves Instagram Stories, write: “I miss Three-mone. Don’t let the fans of Apulia find out”, wrote Fontecchio in his story. For the Italian basketball player it was the start of an extraordinary NBA season. definitely positive: he plays a lot, scores a lot and has an increasingly stable role in the rotation of Erik Spoelstra, the Heat’s master coach. The start of the season earned him a new nickname which he immediately put out the joy of the Apulians (but not only) on social media.

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