Anyone who knows Ball may find this article familiar.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For any adults, parents or teachers confused on why the kids are shouting, “six-seveen” up and down the halls. Here’s a Charlotte explanation. 

The viral meme has origins from a TikTok edit of Hornets guard Lamelo Ball, who is 6 feet, 7 inches tall. 

The TikTok features a commentator who says, “He literally moves like somebody that’s 6’1″, 6’2″, but he’s 6’7″.” When the commentator says the viral numbers, the audio switches to the song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by Philadelphia rapper Skrilla and a montage of Ball celebrating and playing on the court. 

The song became popular with NBA fans and used widely in edits. 

This Lamelo Ball edit has garnered 1.3 million likes as of the publishing of this article. 

While the TikTok edit was posted December 2024, the 6-7 trend continuously blew up throughout 2025 thanks to 17-year-old Overtime Elite basketball player Taylen Kinney and a Youtube video by social media personality Cam Wilder featuring a boy now known as the 67 kid. 

The 6-7 hand movements come from a skit Starbucks review by Kinney, according to CNN and Know Your Meme. When asked by a teammate how he rates the drink out of 10, Kinney says, “Like a 6…6…6-7,” while motioning his hands in an uncertain manner. 

The meme finally comes to fruition with Wilder’s Youtube video, which features a blonde kid with “fluffy” hair earnestly doing the full chant and hand movements at an amateur basketball game on March 31. 

The 6-7 trend has officially made its way into the mainstream, as South Park spoofed the meme in the season 28 premiere episode on Oct. 16. 

For the past year, 6-7 has plagued classrooms and joined Gen Alpha in the timeless tradition of making a a number into an internet joke. 

Gen Z had 1738 and 21. Millennials had 69 and 420. And when calculators were used frequently in schools, there was 5318008.Â