The Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, and Miami Heat are in the midst of a frantic bidding war for free agent Gordon Hayward, who is taking meetings with all three over the first three days of free agency. There’s no clear favorite right now, so players on those teams have taken to tweeting their own arguments for Hayward joining those teams. Emojis only, though.
Gordon Hayward’s free agency is being fought through Twitter emojis
Everyone’s tweeting emojis about Hayward.
Utah’s Rudy Gobert sent the first tweet, rattling off this truly wonderful string of emojis.
For those who are emoji illiterate (no shame in that!), here’s a translation: a palm tree represents the Miami Heat, who are trash. The shamrock emoji is the Celtics, of course, and they’re poop. And the Jazz, represented by a saxophone? The trophy emoji is often used to represent something that’s generally positive, but in this specific instance, perhaps Gobert is trying to say that if Hayward returns then Utah will win a championship.
Isaiah Thomas didn’t wait long before responding.
Ah yes, the “we have more rings” flex. That’s what he’s saying: the Heat have three, the Celtics have 17, and the Jazz have ... none. (That’s what the little emoji guy is saying, crossing his arms and shrugging.)
It wasn’t even 30 minutes before Hassan Whiteside barreled in with his own tweet.
He has a point. The last time the Celtics won a championship, Thomas was graduating high school. Still ... this tweet has got to be the weakest of the three.
So ... the tweet that gets the most retweets wins Hayward’s free agency nod? If so, Boston’s in the lead.
