Army lacrosse player celebrates big game with Arya’s ‘Game of Thrones’ move

WARNING: THERE IS A VERY LARGE GAME OF THRONES SPOILER AHEAD. IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED SUNDAY’S EPISODE, STOP AND DON’T GO FURTHER.

Okay? Let’s go.

This is what I hope is the first of many times I get to write this sentence: The Arya move from Sunday’s Battle of Winterfell that destroyed the Night King — which had fans celebrating like they just saw a miracle touchdown in the Super Bowl — has now made its way into sports.

Army lacrosse player Brendan Nichtern celebrated six assists in a game by taking his stick with one hand, dropping into to the other stabbing the air. It’s The Arya!

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Nichtern says #NotToday Holy Cross😤 With his six assists today, the rookie is tied for first in Army’s single-season assists record with 45👏 #GoArmy #FamilyToughnessTradition

A post shared by Army West Point Lacrosse (@armywp_mlax) on Apr 30, 2019 at 2:28pm PDT

I’m hoping to see some NBA players mime this during the playoffs, or to have at least one NHL goal-scorer do it with his stick. And then maybe this video of Doc Emrick calling Arya’s heroism will come true:

Here's Arya Stark killing the Night King, but with Doc Emrick calling it #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/kIPw3vIL6Y

— game of sporps (@OVECHKlN) April 30, 2019