As the three-minute mark was approaching the second quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ 121-116 win over the Memphis Grizzlies to secure a playoff date against the Houston Rockets, Scottie Pippen Jr. had just drilled a free throw, after which the Warriors had a chance to run a half-court set. In a game of basketball, stoppages such as timeouts, beginning of games, beginning of halves, and free throws afford teams to settle down and run something of coherence.
The yell was faint on broadcast, but with a bit of listening focus and effort, one could hear someone yell out what could be construed as a play call to let players know what the Warriors had decided to run at that moment:
As it turns out, “Elbow” is what the Warriors call out for Jimmy Butler to set an away screen for Moses Moody in the corner, followed by Butler receiving the ball at or near the elbow — hence, the play call.