NBA Twitter can be wild arena brimming with snark, but you rarely see many exchanges between teams and players. Such was the case on Friday, however, as a post by Portland’s official account triggered a brief but entertaining exchange between Blazers guard C.J. McCollum and Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons.
It all started with an air ball by Parsons during what would eventually be a 112-109 victory for the Blazers.
Whoever runs Portland’s official account couldn’t resist poking fun at the errant shot. Likewise, Parsons couldn’t resist taking a shot at the Blazers’ subpar record upon seeing the Tweet after the game. Then McCollum, loyal team player that he is, responded with a salvo of his own. And finally, Parsons tries to have the last word.
Check out the exchange as it unfolded:
To be fair, the NBA 3-point line is really, really far away from the basket. pic.twitter.com/dHusI9cHcW
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 28, 2017
good luck in the lottery show this year✊🏻
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) January 28, 2017
We hit the lottery by not signing you https://t.co/eSiBaNT061
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) January 28, 2017
stop it. Technically, I hit the lottery.
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) January 28, 2017
Update: Damian Lillard seems to have McCollum’s response.
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) January 28, 2017
