4th Quarter Yelling Why TF Batum In?

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4th Quarter Yelling Why TF Batum In? is a line said by DJ of the rap group Blue Bucks Clan during a freestyle on a radio appearance in LA in late 2022. The full lyric goes, "Floor seats, Crypto, I got my tool in / 4th quarter yellin' 'Why the fuck Batum in?'" The lyric references NBA player Nic Batum, who at the time played for the Los Angeles Clippers in LA's Crypto.com Arena. The lyric went viral over the following years and has been widely referenced in discussions surrounding Batum since it appeared online.

Origin

On November 3rd, 2022, radio station Power 106 Los Angeles posted a video in which they invited members of the rap group Blue Bucks Clan to freestyle. During DJ's freestyle, he says, "Floor seats, Crypto, I got my tool in / 4th quarter yellin' 'Why the fuck Batum in?'" The video gained over 321,000 views in 18 months (shown below).

During the 2022-2023 season, Nic Batum was a bench player and averaged 6.1 points per game for the Clippers.^[1]

Spread

The lyric was widely celebrated online and came to dominate conversation about Batum's performances in NBA games. For example, on November 30th, 2022, after Batum had a strong game, his wife Lily^[2] quoted the lyric with a GIF of The Rock, gaining over 50 retweets and 330 likes in 17 months (shown below, left).

However, in the 2023 NBA playoffs, Batum struggled, leading to a surge in posts featuring the lyrics. For example, on April 21st, 2023, Twitter / X user @ShaivonteBurner^[3] posted a graphic with Batum's poor playoff stats along with the quote, gaining nearly 20 likes in one year (shown below, right).

The catchphrase saw a second surge in memes in the 2024 NBA playoffs following the strong performance of Batum, now a Philadelphia 76er, in his team's April 17th play-in game against the Miami Heat. Batum scored only 2.7 points per game in the 2023-24 season but had 20 in this game, many of which came in the fourth quarter, and helped the team secure a 105-104 win and make the playoffs.

This led people to quote the lyric but celebrate it. For example, on April 17th, 2024, Twitter user @clawwrld^[4] posted a Lil Yachty Walkout meme featuring Batum and the lyric, gaining over 40 likes in one week (shown below).

On TikTok, user @lecasualeditor^[5] posted a video on April 17th mixing the original rap with Batum highlights, gaining over 1.2 million views and 190,000 likes in one week (shown below).

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