From now on, July 8, 2015 will be known as the day emojis ruled the NBA landscape. First it was the likes of Chris Paul, J.J. Redick, Chandler Parsons and Blake Griffin, tweeting out emojis once news broke of DeAndre Jordan’s apparent change of heart and meeting with the Los Angeles Clippers. Then other players, teams, coaches and…Billy Crystal got in on the action.
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— Mike Woodson (@MikeWoodsonNBA) July 8, 2015
🐸☕️
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) July 8, 2015
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— Jordan (@Jumpman23) July 8, 2015
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— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) July 8, 2015
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— Billy Crystal (@BillyCrystal) July 8, 2015
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— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) July 8, 2015
Austin Rivers, son of Clippers coach, Doc Rivers, who also shares DeAndre Jordan’s agent, Dan Fegan, also got in on the action.
👀…….🙊
— Austin Rivers (@AustinRivers25) July 8, 2015
The best moment, however, came from Paul Pierce, who unfortunately showed his age when he tweeted clip art instead of an emoji.
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) July 8, 2015
Now, common courtesy is to respect your elders and not call them out for their mistakes. Technology is hard, after all. But that is not the way of Rudy Gobert, who burned Pierce as viciously as he blocks shots.
Paul Pierce just tweeted with his Game Boy color lol
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) July 8, 2015
The only way this day could get better/even more bizarre is if Jordan announced his decision with an emoji.
(Mike Woodson, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Paul Pierce, Rudy Gobert, Billy Crystal, )