Hours after realizing he was traded as part of the package that sent Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets and still in China after a promotional tour with his sneaker brand, Peak — new L.A. Clippers guard Lou Williams had one of his usual rants, apparently aimed at some podcast he found.
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So crazy to me that all these nerds cover all sports. Not one athletic bone in their body with all the opinions and analysis.
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) June 29, 2017
The tweet not only crossed several time zones, but also the feeds of many journalists that chose to give the former Sixth Man of the Year a bit of playful heat for his tweet.
yeah, this is me. and i'm cool with that. https://t.co/ZAFgaFpjNv
— bomani (@bomani_jones) June 29, 2017
And that's perfect. I'm cool with some of the things you've probably said about me at some point. No big deal. https://t.co/H78DQRAiX2
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) June 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/russbengtson/status/880431995838484480
I could've used a better word but my tweet was aimed at the homemade podcast and basement bloggers who got the most to say. Salute the pros! https://t.co/47h32sagvp
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) June 29, 2017
I get buckets in old-man pickup ball. https://t.co/errCfCmhmr
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 29, 2017
We gotta see the box score and your plus/minus first Tim lol https://t.co/8cq8ARZFtE
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) June 29, 2017
Most pros took it in good stride, knowing Williams' playful and blunt demeanor, especially when he gets publicly roasted with stuff like this after being traded.
Doc Rivers finding out Chris Paul was traded for some used lottery tickets and a bucket of water pic.twitter.com/m3C1cZw08N
— The NBA Soul (@TheNBASoul) June 28, 2017
Now that's just disrespectful https://t.co/sYGiN0XYJ9
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) June 28, 2017