Donte DiVincenzo, Super Mario Bros. face trolling as Malachi Flynn joins Knicks

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By Stephen Bondy

Printed on January 14, 2024, 9:18 pm ET

There has been an uproar on social media over the similarities between two pink-haired Knicks working backs, Donte DiVincenzo and Malachi Flynn.

“Yeah twins,” DiVincenzo interjected when it became once brought up to Flynn in the locker room.

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Flynn, who became once bought from the Raptors final month and impressed in his first rotational minutes on Saturday, wasn't bowled over when the DiVincenzo comparisons started surfacing on X (formerly Twitter).

“Folk hang already stated I regarded love him sooner than,” Flynn stated. “As soon as I made the trade, I knew it became once going to happen.”

Restful, the jokes had a twist that Flynn became once not trying ahead to. Thanks to his furrowed eyebrows and frequent lack of a smile, Flynn has been dubbed “The Wicked Donate”.

“Folk instruct I look crazy, it makes me smile more,” Flynn stated. “I don't know what they wish from me.”

Donte DiVincenzo Getty Photos

The absolute most sensible shaggy dog myth, Flynn stated, became once the Gigantic Mario Bros. shaggy dog myth.

It featured DiVincenzo because the smiling 'Luigi' and Flynn as his substandard satyr 'Waluigi'.

“That's Twitter. Twitter is undefeated,” Flynn stated. “Can't run against Twitter.”

DiVincenzo has had solid performances since joining the Knicks, averaging 11.1 facets, 3.1 rebounds and a couple of.1 assists whereas taking pictures 43.4 percent from on the support of the arc.

Flynn, a 2020 first-round decide, is averaging 4.8 facets, 2.2 assists and 1.9 rebounds per sport on 41.7 percent taking pictures this season.

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