After the Celtics dealt Aaron Nesmith to Indiana as part of the Malcolm Brodgon trade, Bleacher Report tweeted a picture of the Nickelodeon character Spongebob holding a paperclip and a piece of string.
“What the Celtics gave up for Brodgon,” the tweet’s caption read.
The Celtics traded Nesmith, along with Daniel Theis, Aaron Nesmith, Nik Stauskas, Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan and a first-round pick to Indiana in exchange for Brogdon.
Nesmith addressed the tweet before Wednesday night’s game against the Celtics, saying that he is using it as motivation.
“As soon as the trade happened I saw the tweet and I saved it immediately,” Nesmith said in a video posted by CLNS Media.