Amid all the craziness surrounding the Boston Celtics, Marcus Smart is still suiting up for the team. This is a good thing for the Celtic faithful, because Smart has managed to endear himself to fans during his tenure in Beantown, both on and off the court. His hard-nosed play on both ends of the floor is the kind of thing that fans love and opposing fans loathe, and off the court, Smart has made himself a beloved member of the community, and not just because he loves the collection of the social media sphere affectionately known as Weird Celtics Twitter.
The Celtics’ @Smart_MS3 brings the REAL real to #TheJump: on Team USA, why Boston’s season unraveled, the truth about Kyrie Irving, and…”Weird Celtics Twitter.” 😂🍀🏀 pic.twitter.com/5fN0e4Ld0n
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) July 29, 2019
The latest example of this came on Tuesday night, when Smart hosted a Twitter Q+A. He answered a whole bunch of questions with the understanding that, if he answered, fans would give money to his YounGameChanger Foundation. In response, fans inundated him with questions, and because the weirdness of Celtics Twitter is well-documented, we got some delightfully strange responses.
Smart, of course, got plenty of questions related to things like basketball and music, which gave fans a glimpse into his personal and professional life.
Favorite moment of your career so far?!
— Michaela. (@titlecityboston) July 30, 2019
Definitely the day i was chosen by Boston on Draft Day. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/jaketomaso_7/status/1156310582011863040
Continue to work on shooting every day and being even more of a leader. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
What’s your most played song or album recently?
— b 💫 (@hibritty) July 30, 2019
Playboi Carti by far lol. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
Hardest person for you to guard in the NBA?
— John LeClair (@JLeClair_) July 30, 2019
No lie. Kemba by far. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
We also got a really heartwarming answer from Smart about who inspired him as he was coming up in the world of basketball.
What player did you look up to growing up? Who did your mold your game after?
— Xanny DeVito (@trevorstweetss) July 30, 2019
My brothers especially Todd who passed away. He was better than me. My first tattoo is in his honor. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
But then, the strange stuff started rolling in. For example, he was asked this question about fighting.
https://twitter.com/spartymoshow/status/1156311139258634240
I choose option C. I don’t want none of neither. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
(For the record: This was discussed in the Dime Slack, and we agreed that you take the Al Horford-sized bear, because 5 > 1 and, while none of us have ever fought a bear, we assume bears are about the size of Al Horford, anyway, even if their eyes are not as lovely.)
Our pal The Riffs Man popped up, asking a different type of music question than “what do you like to listen to?”
https://twitter.com/Riffs_Man/status/1156313780336377859
Only if it’s a remix lol. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/Riffs_Man/status/1156316756815876096
Appreciate this !
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
Smart was faced with a riddle, and while he was unable to answer it, he was able to get some cash for his charity out of the whole thing.
What can go up a chimney up, up a chimney down, and down a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?
— Joshua Clough (@JDClough91) July 30, 2019
I don’t know? Santa? Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
An umbrella
— Joshua Clough (@JDClough91) July 30, 2019
Classic. Now fold up ur umbrella and open up ur bank account and go donate for our kids. 🔥🔥💯💯
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
Done
— Joshua Clough (@JDClough91) July 30, 2019
It is now time for us to get to the best moment of the entire Q+A. One curious tweeter had a simple question stemming from — what else? — a desire to learn about Smart’s preferred medieval siege weapon.
coolest medieval siege weapon and why? pic.twitter.com/5E2ZTlKjCq
— zach (@zach_idiot) July 30, 2019
In response, Smart exceeded any reasonable expectations for how he’d answer this question.
None of above. Guillotine by far. Thank you for donating! https://t.co/FQ8codg0h5
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
This portion of the program died down for a little while Smart did other things, and then, this all happened.
Marcus Smart is Robespierre. https://t.co/PiauQf0ecN
— retired (@touchinggrass4) July 30, 2019
🔥Reign of Terror🔥 https://t.co/gvi3CiDGcg
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
Marcus you’re my inspiration on the pickup court and now even more so off it, I look forward to supporting your foundation even more, after we take down the ruling class together. You’re the best, man. pic.twitter.com/bLT2wRB4wk
— retired (@touchinggrass4) July 30, 2019
Thank you!
— marcus smart (@smart_MS3) July 30, 2019
As a journalist, the aim is to remain objective, but this all, if I can editorialize for a moment, rocks. Marcus Smart, if you end up reading this, you have a standing offer to write about literally any revolution that has occurred throughout human history here at Dime. Just shoot us a DM on Twitter and we’ll figure something out.
