49ers offensive lineman Jonathan Martin, who quit the Dolphins last season after his involvement in a bullying scandal and added criticism from teammates, was one of many to chime in on the final moments of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
As we all know, the air conditioning in the AT&T Center broke midway through the game and the arena reached temperatures of nearly 90 degrees. The result was LeBron James needing to leave the game late in the fourth quarter because his body shut down with severe cramps.
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Martin, a player criticized by many in his locker room before and during the season, was probably the last person to enter the feeding frenzy on Thursday night. But he did anyway.
Source: Bart Hubbuch
Thursday night around 11:45 p.m. ET was a good time for a lot of people to put down Twitter, and many should have done so. Now, granted, Martin's comments are hardly scathing, but his decision to delete the tweet suggests that he is aware it wasn't. the best idea.
But he wasn't the only one, and it would be unfair to single him out even though he is in a unique situation.
So here are some others:
Ps. I hope MJ was watching. #midol
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) June 6, 2014 I don't want to hear any excuses about LeBron cramping. Both teams played in same heat. Nobody kept LeBron from drinking more water.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 6, 2014 The second hand embarrassment I have right now because of Lebron james and his leg cramp is at an all time high #soft
— Shayne Gostisbehere (@s_ghost14) June 6, 2014 @ryanbkoo The person cramping wasn't our client. Our athletes can take the heat.
— Gatorade (@Gatorade) June 6, 2014UPDATE: So, maybe Gatorade should walk back some of that trash talk? A haymaker from BodyArmor.
.@Gatorade @LazyBumDrew Hmmm... are you sure @KingJames wasn't drinking Gatorade last night?? #UpgradeYourSportsDrink pic.twitter.com/UwGZE3qaH5
— BODYARMOR SuperDrink (@DrinkBODYARMOR) June 6, 2014 @chrislittmann can’t say for sure last night but he routinely drinks Gatorade.
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) June 6, 2014UPDATE No. 2: Gatorade apologized on Friday. Probably made things a little awkward with Dwyane Wade, who endorses them.
Gatorade has apologized for its LeBron tweets: "We got caught up in the heat of the battle."
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) June 6, 2014