NBA stars are competitive both on-and-off the court, as evidenced by the Instagram exchange between LeBron James and Draymond Green in the aftermath of the Golden State Warriors beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday.
Three days later, Warriors power forward Green showed up to the championship parade in Oakland, California, on Thursday sporting a snarky T-shirt, ESPN reported.
The offending article of clothing featured the logo for Quicken Loans — Cavs’ owner Dan Gilbert’s company and the title sponsor for the team’s home arena — but with the text changed to “Quickie,” alongside an image of the Larry O’Brien Trophy, which the Warriors just won for the second time in three years.
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Green told NBC Sports’ Bay Area affiliate that the pun is both a jab at the Cavaliers’ home court nickname — “The Q” — and a reminder of which team won the 2017 NBA championship. “We got them out of here quick with the trophy,” he added, referring to the 4-1 beat down in the seven-game series.
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Not one to back down from a taunt, Cavs star LeBron James had a few jokes of his own to fire back at Green, reposting the same photo to his Instagram with the caption: “That’s what she said, HUH?!?!?”
James later posted a smooth-headed selfie, to which Green had a clever response:
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It’s up to Instagram to decide who won this harmless but hilarious exchange.