The internet never forgets.

Lately, there has been a massive digging of old tweets undertaken by some people with too much time on their hands. The recent targets have been baseball players, who, during their younger years, had posted tweets with racial and homophobic tones that have now resurfaced and cast the likes of Milwaukee Bucks pitcher Joe Hader, Atlanta Braves hurler Sean Newcomb, and Washington Nationals shortstop Trae Turner – to name a few – in a bad light.

Today, we also learn that such a Twitter archaeological work could also work in shutting an internet troll down.

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As you may have already heard by now, Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James graced the opening of his I Promise School in Akron, Ohio on Monday. The inauguration got a lengthy media mileage. It was covered by several major media outlets and was the talk of the NBA world even for at least a day. It was also the day that one Cheris Hodges had to eat the words he decided to publish on Twitter over seven years ago.

https://twitter.com/CherisHodges/status/80134068288753664

LeBron James does not have a shortage in terms of haters. He grew up probably with as many adoring fans as people who wish to see him fail and Hodges is clearly part of the latter group. At the time of Hodges’ 2011 tweet, James was close to finishing his first season with the Miami Heat, one that ended with an embarrassing loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals. Seven years ago, Hodges instructed James to build an educational institution. Seven years later, James delivered.