Tweet from Jayson Tatum's childhood about Andrew Wiggins comes back to haunt him after Warriors Game 5 victory over Celtics

Kevin Skiver

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Tweet from Jayson Tatum's childhood about Andrew Wiggins comes back to haunt him after Warriors Game 5 victory over Celtics image

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Andrew Wiggins time traveled to make Jayson Tatum suffer in Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Celtics, a 104-94 win for Golden State that saw Wiggins put up 26 points on a night where Stephen Curry struggled from the field.

Twitter did its thing during the performance, finding a Tatum tweet from October 2012 -- when Tatum was 14 years old.

Wiggins and Parker, of course, were taken first and second respectively in the 2014 draft. Wiggins was picked by the Cavaliers, whereas Parker went to the Bucks. Wiggins was quickly sent to Minnesota in the Kevin Love deal, where he got off to a slow start to his career before finding new life after being traded to Golden State -- culminating in this impressive Game 5 performance.

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The Warriors forward has played with a chip on his shoulder all series, employing a physical brand of defense that has given Tatum a lot of problems and getting to the rim with authority.

One thing that can be said for Wiggins: He's had continuity. While he's played for just two teams in his career, Parker has struggled to find a home. He's played for eight teams in his career and been traded mid-season three times. His most recent stop? Tatum's Celtics to open 2021 before being waived. It's fair to say Tatum's tweet didn't age well.

It's a bad break for Tatum, who has struggled when the Warriors have played him physically all series -- Wiggins' specialty in Golden State. Most people have the quiet blessing of tweeting into the ether, where most tweets will never be seen. Tatum has no such luxury.

Wiggins and the Warriors go into Game 6 up 3-1 for the series, as they try to close the deal in Boston on Thursday. TD Garden has been a difficult place to play all year, but the Warriors were able to steal Game 4 there to knot the series at 2-2 heading back to San Francisco.

Kevin Skiver

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Kevin Skiver has been a content producer at Sporting News since 2021. He previously worked at CBS Sports as a trending topics writer, and now writes various pieces on MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and college sports. He enjoys hiking and eating, not necessarily in that order.