Watch: Buzzer-Beaters Are Even Better When the Call Is in Icelandic

March Madness—or, as they’d call it, Mars brjálæði—has hit Iceland.
Haukar’s Kari Jonsson hit a buzzer-beater from the opposite free-throw to beat Keflavik on Tuesday to take a commanding 2–0 lead in the best-of-five playoff series. The shot was cool, the announcer’s call was even better.
Hey @SportsCenter I think we have a number one for you. This happened in Iceland last night. The game winning buzzer in Game 2 of the playoffs. PM for great TV quality. We have copyright of this. pic.twitter.com/4Up2xcWE1v
— Subway Körfuboltakvöld (@korfuboltakvold) March 21, 2018
I’d hazard a guess that the man behind the microphone is a Keflavik fan because “nei” is Icelandic for no.
Jonsson spent last season playing for Drexel University in Philadelphia but left the team this fall to turn pro. That seems like a good decision, since he’s now the leading scorer for first-place Haukar.
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