If you were watching USA vs New Zealand yesterday and was wondering “What the hell were they doing before the game?”. Allow me. An English person to explain to you what they were doing.
In Rugby, (The international version of American Football) New Zealand or the “All Blacks” do the “Haka”. The Haka is a dance they perform before every game attempting to strike fear into their opponents.
Personally I find it a little pointless for the New Zealand basketball team to do it, mainly because they’re skinny white guys and not light skinned brickhouses. But the dance is all the more intimidating. You may not find it intimidating but you’re on the couch watching it. Doesn’t work then.