Jimmy Butler’s request to be traded from Minnesota sent NBA Twitter into a frenzy on Wednesday. A plethora of memes and responses were expressed by fans, writers and players, far and wide, but none may have been as compelling as former Golden State Warrior Stephen Jackson’s reaction.
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Captain Jackson then sends a message to Andrew Wiggins about catching him in “traffic”:
Nick Wiggins can’t let it go and claps back at Jackson, but the proverbial damage had been done at this point:
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Leave it to the NBA to dominate the sports headlines during the off-season, a testament to the star power of its players and their mastery of pettiness channeled through social media.