Twitter is an amazing place. Fans can interact with players and players can speak their minds to fans on a daily basis. Sometimes the interactions are pleasant and positive, other times players feel the need to defend themselves against the “haters.” The more a player tends to speak out and be active on social media, the more haters they seem to have. Spencer Dinwiddie, one of the most active Brooklyn Nets on Twitter, is a veteran when it comes to dealing with the “haters” on Twitter.
After a bizarre video of Mitchell Robinson putting on a dribbling clinic and drilling a jumper in a 2 on 2 scrimmage went viral, many Knicks fans were impressed with the young big man’s skills. Spencer Dinwiddie decided to address what many were thinking in a tweet responding to the video of Robinson.
Very talented guy but I doubt the Knicks letting him go full Harden in a game lol https://t.co/dIsGRptSMS
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 20, 2020
As talented as Robinson is, Dinwiddie was 100% correct in his observation here. Unfortunately, @DaRealBootum chose this opportunity to take a shot at our “Tech Guy with a Jumper.”
Maybe you should go Full Harden less bro. You shot 29.4% on stepback threes this year https://t.co/3UPGnO9uCj pic.twitter.com/PkAmWr7dcl
— Bootum (@DaRealBootum) May 20, 2020
Bootum even included a two-minute montage of Dinwiddie’s step-back misses illustrating his point. Very strange, specific area to attack Dinwiddie. I would assume most who attempt stepback jumpers don’t have high percentages. Dinwiddie perceived Bootum’s comment to be slight at his clutch gene and responded appropriately:
Isn’t this why they say have a short memory? Lol gotta have some misses to get to 16 GWs https://t.co/MR4h80gjl1
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 20, 2020
After reading Dinwiddie’s tweet, I decided to post a tweet of my own from the Fireside Nets account explaining just how spot on I thought Dinwiddie was in defending himself.
This is the perfect response from @SDinwiddie_25. Kobe and Lebron missed a ton of big shots throughout their career, but we choose to remember the ones that they made. Guys who make big shots will always miss big shots too. The only exception to this rule Robert Horry. https://t.co/oJXS1amAyH
— Fireside Nets (@FiresideNets) May 20, 2020
The perfect breakdown as to why Dinwiddie is CLUTCH and shouldn’t take trash from anybody trying to point out his misses. And clearly, Dinwiddie agreed with my explanation. Not only did he favorite the tweet, Dinwiddie responded to my tweet immediately afterward!
Damn, now that I think about it, Robert shorty is one blessed SOB lol
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) May 20, 2020
Just another day in the Twitter life of Spencer Dinwiddie. Now, let’s enjoy these videos of Dinwiddie hitting game-winners and laugh at those on Twitter that try to hate on him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZcfoK4eC94&w=560&h=315
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