Air Corgi correctly predicts every game of Spurs' run through the Western Conference finals
For some fans, the San Antonio Spurs’ thrilling Game 7 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder was hardly a surprise. After all, the corgi saw it coming.
Air Corgi, a dog who predicts sports outcomes by acrobatically tapping balls into baskets, started going viral for her accurate Western Conference finals predictions. With the Spurs’ win on Saturday, Air Corgi finished the series going 7-for-7 on her predictions.
The corgi, whose name is Lilo, has an Instagram page full of predictions for all sorts of sports. Lilo’s predictions and athletic skills have earned her various sports-themed nicknames, including Steph Furry and Fluffy Mamba.
Lilo’s owner, Denny Ku, told San Antonio’s WOAI that Lilo’s accuracy rate hovers around 70%, though it depends on the sport.
As the series started coming to a close, Spurs fans embraced the corgi’s predictions. One fan present at Game 6 in San Antonio went viral for a large sign with Lilo’s face that read: “TRUST IN CORGI”
Whether or not you credit Air Corgi or series MVP Victor Wembanyama with sending the Spurs to the NBA Finals is up to you. But either way, there will be fans of the Spurs and New York Knicks waiting with bated breath to see what the fuzzy forecaster will predict next.