Sports Illustrated Weekly

"One, Two, Three … Cancun!"

Most NBA fans know the tongue-in-cheek phrase "one, two, three … Cancun!" as synonymous with a losing team's morale. But who authored it, and how did it get to be so popular? SI senior writer <a href="https://twitter.com/HowardBeck">Howard Beck</a> explains the origins of this expression and how it proliferated in the world of basketball. <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2022/05/24/one-two-three-cancun-nick-van-exel-shaquille-oneal-robert-horry-lakers-nba-playoffs">‘One, Two, Three … Cancun!’ The Story Behind the Best Punch Line in the NBA Playoffs on SI.com</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/podcasts_si">@podcasts_si</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/johngonzalez">@JohnGonzalez</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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