The silliest moment in NBA Twitter history came on Christmas Day in 2014. Basically, two people got into an argument over Kobe Bryant, which led to someone deciding it would be worth driving 50 minutes in one direction to Temecula, Calif. for a fight. It led to the phrase “meet me in Temecula” becoming part of the basketball twittersphere.
Now, on Thanksgiving Day 2017, we have an even more absurd Twitter dust up. In one corner, we have Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada). In the other, we have someone with the handle @OpinionsOnDaNBA. We don’t know their name, so let’s refer to them as Mr. NBA.
The nameless poster sent out a tweet that criticized Rowan for, uh, not liking when he faces death threats for things he says online.
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/933855324116627458
Of course, this is … a weird thing to call someone out for, but let’s move on since it’s not really worth discussing. Rowan found the tweet, did a quote tweet, and smashed that retweet button.
Love to hear from my fans.
Remember the best place to leave feedback is on iTunes in the form of a 5 star review. That way I'll be sure to see it. https://t.co/jbtQc56pBq https://t.co/loTLm4Kw96
— Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada) November 24, 2017
For the record, I don't mind death threats. If you care enough about a tweet to fly to freaking Winnipeg to off me, that's an iconic way to go.
— Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada) November 24, 2017
Rowan also claimed he found out what Mr. NBA was upset over: A comparison that Rowan made for Brandon Ingram.
Also, the reason dude is mad online: pic.twitter.com/kkwI8OQBps
— Justin Rowan (@Cavsanada) November 24, 2017
A very weird argument between Mr. NBA and one of Rowan’s friends broke out regarding the validity of death threats and whether someone should expect them to happen online.
Just so we're clear
– You saw Justin mention fans losing their minds to the point of sending death threats IN AUGUST
– You have remained furious up until this point
– You took to Twitter to complain about something WAY LESS HARMFUL than getting death threats https://t.co/V0xkWkrAJL
— Carter Rodriguez (@Carter_Shade) November 24, 2017
The whole thing is very silly, and neither Rowan nor Mr. NBA really got into it with one another. We did get a cameo from ESPN’s Amin Elhassan, though, which was cool.
I've got a pitchfork, a torch, and a dropped pin at @Cavsanada house. WHO'S WITH ME???
Also, related: WHO'S GOT GAS MONEY??? https://t.co/vvJBSrWZHq
— Chillin in my Bacta (@DarthAmin) November 24, 2017
Things came to a head when we got a handful of Temecula jokes, and Mr. NBA felt the urge to tweet “I guess I gotta go to Winnipeg now.”
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/933864652982779904
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/933865560890269696
Now, I think this is a joke, but I am not 100 percent sure. Either way, if Christmas is for fighting in Temecula, this exchange established that Thanksgiving is for fighting in Winnipeg.
UPDATE: Rowan claimed this was over Ingram, but as it turns out, this had more to do with his general Twitter activity, per Mr. NBA.
https://twitter.com/opinionsondanba/status/934086658068058112
As always, Twitter is the strangest thing on earth.
