Marcus Smart takes a dig at John Adams while giving advice on how to play defense

What began as Marcus Smart having an interaction with a fan on Twitter turned into something bigger Friday night into Saturday.

Smart was asked on Twitter for advice on how to be a better defender. The two-time All-Defensive first team member shared that being a good defender takes “a wholelotta ‘want to.’ Get every 50/50 ball. If you’re not [quick] defensively—get strong. Strength hides weaknesses. Take charges. Be a [great] teammate. Compete.”

Smart ended the tweet by taking a dig at John Adams.

“Never be ok w[ith] losing. No one remembers the 2nd US President. Only the 1st,” Smart wrote.

Of course, Adams was the second president in the country’s history, serving after George Washington from…