If you have ever seen any of Rex Chapman tweets, you know he goes hard.
Well, some are taken aback with the King’s tweets about Jeremy Lin.
This from[URL=”http://www.lex18.com/news/rex-chapman-tweets-stir-up-controversy/”] Lex18.com[/URL]:
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][I]After the Nicks 104-97 win over Dallas on Sunday, Chapman tweeted about New York’s addition of J.R. Smith, who played in China during the NBA lockout.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][I]”I say JR is such a great pick-up 4 the #Lins only because he’s been playing the past 6-mo’s in China. So easy now 4 him to recognize his PG.”[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][I]When another Twitter user responded saying the tweet would likely upset some people, Chapman didn’t back down.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][I]”I’ll let u know when I begin 2 give a sh-t,” he replied, according to the [URL=”http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/rex-chapman-tweets-jeremy-lin-ny-knicks-pickup-smith-good-due-fact-played-china-article-1.1025472″][COLOR=blue]New York Daily News[/COLOR][/URL].[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][I]Chapman’s initial tweet was still posted Tuesday morning, but the response to the user cited by the Daily News was not.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][I]Another Twitter user tweeted “I can pronounce the R in RACIST. So sad that u think”[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][I]Chapman responded, “I sir, do not think, I KNOW, that I am an irrelevant baller.”[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
