The Houston Rockets ended the Dallas Mavericks’ season on Tuesday night, winning Game 5 of the first-round series and eliminating Dallas’ chances for an NBA title.
Naturally, there’s nothing wrong with a little intrastate rivalry trash-talking. Isn’t that right, unnamed Houston Rockets social media guy or gal who (correctly, in my opinion) believed this would be hilarious?
Houston Rockets/Twitter
Not surprisingly, the Mavericks social media team didn’t care for the tweet, but what could they do about it? Their season, after all, was over anyway.
@HoustonRockets Not very classy but we still wish you guys the best of luck in the next round.
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) April 29, 2015
Also not surprisingly, the Rockets tweet lasted online for only a few minutes before somebody deleted it. Which, in actuality, probably upset more people than if the team had simply left the tweet stand.
Hey @HoustonRockets, next time: Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
— BuzzFeed Sports (@BuzzFeedSports) April 29, 2015
HOW DARE THE @HOUSTONROCKETS MAKE LIGHT OF THE SERIOUS PROBLEM OF HORSE EMOJI SHOOTINGS!!!
— The Pickle (@sportspickle) April 29, 2015
But here’s the most disappointing part of this entire story:
https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/593252813712404480
I mean, when we have to start apologizing for horse-shooting emoji, what kind of world are we living in? Yet, as always, there’s a lesson here.
Before Twitter I never I knew people hated humor AND the truth. But I'll get off my high horse now before the Houston Rockets shoot it.
— Zac Jackson (@AkronJackson) April 29, 2015
H/T The Big Lead | Photo via Keith Allison/Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)