Paul Pierce consistently just misses being cool on Twitter
Imagine your dad on Twitter, and you get a pretty good idea of how NBA star Paul Pierce uses the social media platform.
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Clippers players tweeted out a series of emojis in an effort to recruit talented center DeAndre Jordan back to the team. The 37-year-old Pierce, who maybe hasn’t updated his IOS or something, tried to join in on the fun with a pair of tweets that looked like Clipart.
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Pierce is quick-witted, confident and performs under pressure. Timing has always been his strong-suit, whether he’s delivering comedy, cleverness or a game-winning 3-pointer.
He’s The Truth.
These qualities should add up to an athlete with a strong Twitter presence. And yet, the NBA veteran has a history of Twitter ineptitude that goes way back.
There’s the seemingly inexplicable tweet in 2013 where Pierce mistook Twitter for text messaging.
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This gem probably lost Pierce followers by the thousands.
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And then there’s the 2010 NBA Eastern Conference Finals mishap.
The Celtics took a 2-0 lead over a Dwight Howard-led Orlando Magic. Minutes following the game, a tweet appeared on Pierce’s account that said, “Anybody got a BROOM?’’
The suggestion: a sweep was on the horizon.
However, Pierce quickly deleted the tweet and said his account was hacked. Whether typed by the fingers of Pierce or a hacker, the tweet provided bulletin board material, which rallied the Magic locker room. They stretched the series out to six games, but the Celtics prevailed. The C’s eventually lost 4-3 to the Lakers in the Finals.
Luckily, the absurd tweets from Wednesday caused laughs, rather than a twitter hacking scandal. So in a way, he’s showing signs of improvement.
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