Years After “Ice Cold” Trae Young Obliterated New York, $100,000,000 Worth Braves Star Mimics Fellow Atlantan’s Celebration

The iconic Madison Square Garden witnessed one of its coldest moments during the 2021 playoffs. The memory of Trae Young delivering an “ice cold” performance in the Garden will remain in the New York Knicks fans’ memory for eternity. Years after this incident, the fans still deem Young “the villain” for this obliteration. However, his fellow Atlantan seems inspired by this iconic moment.

Two years have passed since Young silenced the Madison Square Garden crowd with his signature celebration. However, a $100M worth Atlanta Braves star seems to still reminisce upon this legendary moment. He broke out the iconic celebration to pay tribute to the Atlanta Hawks guard in a recent baseball game.

Braves star pays tribute to “ice cold” Trae Young

Trae Young broke out his signature “ice cold” celebration against the Knicks after a stunning playoff performance that silenced the crowd. However, $100M worth Ronald Acuna Jr. decided that he would emulate his fellow Atlantan’s move after a regular season homer against the Pittsburg Pirates.

Acuna Jr. and the Braves took on the Pirates in a regular season matchup at the Truist Park in Atlanta. From the get-go, the Braves dominated the game to cruise to a comfortable 8-2 win at home. However, the MVP frontrunner, Acuna Jr. led his team with two spectacular homers, one in the fourth innings to give the Braves a 5-0 lead. It was after this dinger that the 25-year-old decided to pay tribute to Young by emulating his signature celebration.

Acuna Jr. added another to his tally of 34 home runs for the season while going yard for the seventh time in 11 games with this shot. In fact, his 110 MPH shot off Pirates starter Mitch Keller traveled 455 feet in the center field. He naturally decided to celebrate this in the coldest way he could.

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The Braves outfielder paid tribute to the 2-time All-Star as he led baseball’s best team to a 92-48 record with the regular season drawing to a conclusion. However, this proves that Young’s celebration still remains as one of the coldest moments in recent history. Here’s a look back at the iconic Garden silencer that Acuna Jr. paid tribute to in his recent matchup.

Ice Trae silenced the Garden

Anyone who follows the NBA knows the hype surrounding the legendary Madison Square Garden. The Garden is one of the loudest arenas in the NBA, given the passion of the home team, Knicks’ fans. However, Ice Trae’s performance in Game 1 of the 2021 Easter Conference First Round silenced the entire crowd.

Trae Young and the Hawks took on the New York Knicks in their first round playoffs matchup. Given the Knicks’ better record, the Hawks had to visit their home for the first two games. The intensity was clearly high as the fans taunted the Hawks guard throughout the game. The game, as expected came down to the wire with the scores tied and just 9.8 seconds remaining. Then came a Trae Young masterclass.

The 2-time All-Star led the ball up court, crossed up Frank Ntilikina and put up a wild floater with just 0.9 seconds remaining. He drilled the shot that shut his jeering critics up and delivered his iconic “ice cold” celebration right after. He also repeatedly yelled “It’s quiet as f**k here” just to add fuel to the fire.

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This moment has etched its place in the memory of NBA fans. The Atlantans obviously rejoiced this memory more than anyone else. Hence, Acuna Jr. decided to bring out this legendary celebration after sealing the victory for the Braves.