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Nobody is more petty than NBA Twitter. Tom Petty himself is less petty than this social media species. There is no perceived slight that goes under-reacted. No trade rumor un-exacerbated. No conspiracy theory not dubbed science.
A Monday night game between Kawhi Leonard’s Clippers and his ex-team was no different. After a 98-88 Clippers victory in Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard was all smiles in embracing the teammates he conquered NBA’s grandest prize with just five months ago.
But when Kawhi approached his former point guard, Kyle Lowry, the smile washed away and their interaction was a bit terse.
kahwi dapped up kyle post game like he barely knew him. pic.twitter.com/fSrbZWurVX
— Darius Soriano (@forumbluegold) November 12, 2019
Now, a reasonable judger of this interaction could easily conclude that the two didn’t genuinely connect directly after the game because they’d link up after for dinner like real friends do. This is not the time for your rational, thoughtful hogwash!
Here, we prefer the chaos to the calm.
https://twitter.com/thisleague/status/1194282538463838208?s=20
https://twitter.com/tdotsiakam/status/1194135557045202944?s=20
Kawhi Leonard dapped up Kyle Lowry like he was an ex from a relationship that didn’t end on bad terms.
“Like we’re cool but your time in my life has ended, keep it moving” pic.twitter.com/l340umhbyi
— Kory Waldron (@Just_KWal) November 12, 2019
Kawhi: …
Lowry: You really left me in Toronto by myself, huh? pic.twitter.com/kThuxkklEq
— Sal Vulcano’s Christmas Chin (@VulcanoChin) November 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/Gov_Jo_204/status/1194321561744035840?s=20
https://twitter.com/OTJSports/status/1194132711822282753?s=20
How Lowry looked when Kawhi didn’t even consider fucking with him pic.twitter.com/B8neCbVBmO
— 🤙🏻 (@GrantVinson15) November 12, 2019
How many seconds from now will a report come out about Kawhi and Lowry plotting to murder each other in Toronto? I give it one refresh on Ric Bucher’s Twitter feed.