Author: Monojit Mandal
Lilo Ku, an 8-year-old corgi, has become an Internet phenomenon for his incredible ability to predict the results of the NBA finals. Lilo, also known as Air Corgi, Steph Furry and Fluffy Mamba, has won many hearts with her excellent basketball talents. She gained recognition for her accurate predictions by throwing an inflatable basketball into buckets symbolizing the games in the finals.
Denny Ku, Lilo’s owner and trainer, thinks his underdog narrative is understandable. Lilo defies expectations by making incredible throws despite his short stature, short legs and lack of a tail. Ku, who is of Asian-American descent and is a minority in athletics, was moved by Lilo’s story.
During the epidemic, Lilo discovered her ability when she became obsessed with hitting balloons in the air at a birthday party. Ku and his family were inspired by this and decided to teach Lilo to play basketball and shoot on demand. Surprisingly, Lilo’s predictions came true almost 70% of the time during the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs, demonstrating his exceptional skill.
Although Lilo’s ability to correctly predict the winning teams is incredible, she occasionally has trouble predicting the number of games. Although she preferred the Boston Celtics to the Miami Heat, she correctly predicted that the Denver Nuggets would reach the NBA Finals and that the winner of the Eastern Conference Finals would be decided in Game 7.
Looking to the future, Lilo chose the Denver Nuggets to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy in six games. His predictions have attracted a lot of attention, with his prediction videos getting 850,012,196 views on Instagram and TikTok. During the second round series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors, one of his most popular videos about the finals had 9.5 million views on TikTok.