It's no secret that things aren't great between the Knicks and Kristaps Porzingis -- they're reportedly not even on speaking terms.
Porzingis still hasn't offered an explanation as to why he skipped his exit meeting with the team before flying to Latvia and announcing that he's going to play for the national team this summer, without running it by the Knicks first.
Other NBA teams quickly noticed that there was trouble in paradise and reportedly have begun calling the Knicks to try to see if they'd be willing to trade the 7-foot-3 versatile forward. So when a tweet simply saying, "L.A. Clilppers" with three happy face emojis appeared on Porzingis' timeline on Saturday night, people had a reason to think something might actually be in the works.
In case Knicks fans thought they'd get through an entire day without some drama, it appears Kristaps Porzingis tweeted, then deleted, this: pic.twitter.com/K6f1tcDS6A
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) May 7, 2017
The tweet was almost immediately deleted, and on Sunday one of Porzingis' representatives announced that the account had been hacked. Per ESPN:
A representative for Kristaps Porzingis says that the New York Knicks forward was sleeping when a tweet about the LA Clippers was published on his Twitter account and that the account was apparently hacked.
Porzingis himself also staunchly denied sending the tweet, even offering up a list of his most frequently used emojis as evidence.
I was hacked last night and a post was made from my account. I have alerted twitter and they are looking into the incident.
— Kristaps Porzingis (@kporzee) May 7, 2017
I would never tweet something like that. I dont even use that emoji smiley face. Cmon B 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EXmtej5qzn
— Kristaps Porzingis (@kporzee) May 7, 2017
It may seem strange that the "I can't watch" and "middle finger" emojis are two of his most used, but remember -- he does play for the Knicks.
The old "my account was hacked" is the go-to excuse for athletes who make mistakes on social media, but this time it's pretty believable. It's hard to imagine that, no matter how frustrated he is with the team right now, Porzingis would be foolish enough to tweet about a desire to go to another team.
We also know that there's no way the Knicks would deal the 21-year-old franchise player without even meeting with him first. If any Knick is going to be wearing a Clipper uniform next season, it's going to be Carmelo Anthony, not Porzingis.
