NEW YORK, NY – The sports world never sleeps, and neither, apparently, do athletes with social media accounts. This week’s headlines take us from an NBA feud between former teammates to Tom Brady stirring the NFL pot, before ending with the annual MLB Trade Deadline guessing game.
NBA Paint Bullies
Nothing says “former teammates” quite like telling each other to take a hike on social media.
Just days after Mitchell Robinson officially joined the Celtics, Boston’s social media team welcomed him with a photo captioned, “Our newest paint bully.” Enter Josh Hart, never one to pass on a wisecrack, who chimed in with, “Yo Admin, delete this.”
Cute. Harmless. Until Robinson fired back.
“F*ck off (Josh Hart), y’all ain’t want me.”
And now Mitchell Robinson, who curiously/weirdly was alone by himself in his truck during the championship parade, will get booed unmercifully when he returns to the Garden, instead of a rousing standing ovation. You’re now dead to us, Mitch. That was fast.
Speaking of throwing stones…
Tom Brady did his part by referring to NFL wide receivers as the “housewives of the NFL.” Harsh? No. Funny? A little bit. Accurate? For decades.
Wide receivers celebrate first downs like they just discovered fire, lobby quarterbacks after every incompletion and somehow manage to wear enough jewelry during pregame arrivals to open their own pawn shop. Brady wasn’t criticizing their talent. He was poking fun at the position’s flair for drama—and after 23 seasons, he’s probably qualified to make that observation.
The MLB Trade Deadline
Once again, it’s heating up like a midday July doubleheader on AstroTurf (Google it, youngsters). With Juan Soto now in his second season dropping fly balls in Queens, the Mets have been downright awful, under-performing expectations and sliding toward seller territory.
Across town, the Yankees are two seasons removed from Soto and currently limping without injured superstars Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. New York baseball is a mess on both sides of the city. But that doesn’t mean both teams won’t be active at the deadline. Here are some brief and all-too-familiar/Groundhog Day predictions:
- Yankees: Finally admit they need another bat – and starter – but still convince themselves they’re one healthy Aaron Judge/Giancarlo Stanton away from world domination. (See Groundhog Day reference).
- Mets: President of Baseball Operations David Stearns does what he always does: stays patient until everyone loses patience with him. All while wearing a dopey cat-ate-the-canary smirk.
- Padres: Trade three prospects, two interns and a beach chair for another All-Star.
- Mariners: Get the hitter they’ve needed for three years.
- The Mets trade Pat Zachary, Doug Flynn and, Steve Henderson for Bryce Harper.
- One surprise: The Twins move a controllable starter and everyone wonders why they didn’t get more.
