Minutes after the Cavaliers got their hearts crushed by the Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, J.R. Smith decided to take to social media to showcase how confident he was in his teammates’ ability to still win the series. Smith wasn’t bothered by the fact that the Warriors were up 3-0 in the series; he believed and let that belief be known to his 670,000-plus Twitter followers by tweeting out “Cavs in 7.”
Smith’s tweet eventually got retweeted over 30,000 times before he deleted it, which seemed strange since it seemed quite logical that the Cavs guard of all people would tweet such a bold statement. After all, having extreme confidence is a big part to achieving success in the NBA. So why would Smith, a very confident player, delete his guarantee?
Well, according to The Score’s Joseph Casciaro, Smith told him that his account was hacked and that he didn’t actually tweet anything after the game. And while saying your account is hacked is the customary way to cover up a mistake, Smith at the very least said he liked the general idea of the tweet.
Caught J.R. Smith as he was walking out of arena. Says he didn't tweet & account was hacked, but that he likes what the hacker was thinking
— Joseph Casciaro (@JosephCasciaro) June 8, 2017
If Smith wants to truly see the supposed hacked tweet actually come true, then the Cavs will have to perform some sort of miracle to come all the way back from a 0-3 deficit, a miracle that perhaps could begin in Game 4 in Cleveland on Friday. If not, Smith’s deleted tweet will be just that, a fleeting moment of confidence by the Cavs during a series that shows how outmatched they truly are against the Warriors.
