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Andrew Wiggins is not a bad basketball player. Andrew Wiggins may have fell short thus far of #1 pick expectations, but saying he is “bad” must come from the mouth of a helpless prisoner of the moment or someone who is rewarded for poking the hornets nest at the expense of another man’s livelihood.
Nick Wright is both of those, and Matt Barnes is the Queen Bee.
After the Golden State Warriors traded Bad Fit And Reformed Snitch D’Angelo Russell to the Timberwolves in exchange for Andrew Wiggins, a protected 2021 first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick, Nick Wright shoveled dirt on Steph Curry’s career by confusing Andrew Wiggins with Javaris Crittenton.
"Andrew Wiggins is a bad basketball player. He's owed $95M over the next 3 years, starting next year. It's unspeakable the Warriors did this. … It's over for them now. We will never see Steph in another NBA Finals again. Ever." — @getnickwright pic.twitter.com/mqu5qkEYm9
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) February 7, 2020
Will anyone with a blue check mark take the bait? Of course they will. This is the internet.
You’re an analyst too, now, Matt. And if you can’t see past Wiggins’ counting stars, you must not be a very good one.
Obviously every player in the league is 100x better at ball than me, but, unfortunately for Wiggins, he’s not playing against me. He’s playing against pros.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) February 9, 2020
The fact that Nick Wright thinks NBA players are just 100x better at basketball than him tells you everything you need to know about the dude.
Matt Barnes is just getting started. In a couple tweets, he’s going to threaten Nick’s life. Stay tuned.
If you think I’m “crossing a line”, that’s your call to make, but I I’ve always been fair & honest with what I say, and if it rubs your pal KD or a few others the wrong way, so be it.
But to act like I’m saying “I could do what they do.” is absurd & patently false.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) February 9, 2020
Save all that pal talk. When it comes to disrespect choose your words wisely & remember where you live Nicolas!
— Matt Barnes (@Matt_Barnes22) February 9, 2020
How do you know where he lives, Matt? Was your ex-wife banging him?
Ok, that was mean. I take that back.
Uh oh. Nick Wright has made another enemy in Kendrick Perkins.
Nick post my numbers in my career and you can call that a train wreck!!! I don’t give a damn what you say a player that’s averaging 19.7 points a game over his 6 year career and shooting 44 percent is not a BAD BASKETBALL PLAYER.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) February 9, 2020
Man SHUT UP
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) February 9, 2020
You gotta death wish, Bobby?
[h/t Total Pro Sports]