Note: This post is an opinion-based piece of one employee of The Discovery Communications Group and does not necessarily reflect the stance of the company its other employees. I am also not accusing Paul Pierce of sending questionable tweets.
I know I am a little late on the topic, but this is something that has been on my mind for the past week and I wanted to voice my opinion on it.
Paul Pierce claims someone hacked into his Twitter account and tweeted on separate occasions, “Anybody got a BROOM?” referencing a potential four-game sweep over the Orlando Magic right after the Boston Celtics picked up their second win of the series. Before that tweet there were a few others which appeared on his Twitter account, @paulpierce34:
“What’s happening?’’
“You know we going crazy tonight. sorry Dwight.’’
“What I tell ya? Good defense, though. Time to get ready for Thursday.’’
Whether or not Pierce’s Twitter account was hacked into is not what I am focusing on. You can call it unprofessional or whatever you would like, but Paul Pierce’s tweets (or whoever’s they were) were not offensive or out of line in any way, shape, or form. The tweets were not bashing the Orlando Magic players, the coaches, or fans. NBA players are grown men- one can assume they say stuff to each other much worse than, “Anybody got a BROOM?” This entire situation was blown out of proportion.
I understand Paul Pierce and his teammates are professional athletes and are expected to behave, but why did these tweets stir up so much media attention? I can think of much worse things that could have been tweeted about. We need to let our professional athletes tweet their thoughts, opinions, and feelings as long as they are appropriate (i.e. no cursing or anything along those lines). I enjoy reading what they have to say, and when they get excited about a huge series so do their fans!
What are your thoughts on this situation?
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