Charlotte Hornets' big man Frank Kaminsky is not making any friends in Chicago at the moment.
The 23-year-old center is about to enter his second year in the league, after averaging 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks in just over 21.1 minutes per game during the 2015-2016 season. He is also already known as one of the most unique personalities in the league.
Kaminsky grew up in a suburb of Chicago as a White Sox's fan, which explains his recent shot at the Chicago Cubs. Referring to ‘The Steve Bartman Incident’ in which a fan named Steve Bartman disrupted play and sparked a collapse in the Cubs’ 2003 playoff series, Kaminsky sported Bartman’s name on his jersey while in The Windy City recently.
Kaminsky had the Bartman jersey made yesterday and wore it on a Wrigley rooftop last night. "Not too many people were happy."
— Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) October 17, 2016
Frank Kaminsky does not want the Cubs to win. Wearing a Bartman jersey pic.twitter.com/DvuJiZ4466
— ✶ Ⓜ️𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕤 ▶️ ✶ (@_MarcusD2_) October 18, 2016
It's safe to say that the Cubs did not take too kindly to Kaminsky's choice of attire and the barbed discussion continued from there:
When the Frank is too salty. pic.twitter.com/KHKtEuXgkd
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 18, 2016




. @Cubs my reaction when I saw this pic.twitter.com/YRqJVZLg5U
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) October 18, 2016
*Yawn*
You already did that joke.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 18, 2016
. @Cubs now I'm just mad at myself pic.twitter.com/Q4YxnkymH7
— Frank Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) October 18, 2016
With the final blow, the Cubs won the battle with a reference to Kaminsky's NCAA Championship Game loss to Duke with the Wisconsin Badgers:
It's best not to dwell on a tough loss. pic.twitter.com/2l4OFTL5tH
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 18, 2016
Ouch.