The Finger Wag – Athletes using Twitter and Social Media to their Disadvantage

According to his Twitter feed, Jalen Rose claims that Lebron James is not returning to the Cavs.

jalenrose

(Jalen Rose)

#NBA my sources say that it is almost CERTAIN that LEBRON JAMES WILL NOT be returning to the CAVS! (Bulls/Heat/Clips) On 2:39 AM Jun 24th 2010 from UberTwitter

Rose released this information about 37 minutes ago.  Of course, we don’t know if Rose’s sources know anything at all.  But for some reason I, personally, think he probably has some good sources.

Boy, was I dead wrong about Jalen not having big news.

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about athletes and Twitter, it’s that this news will not live up to the hype…

jalenrose

(Jalen Rose)

#boxing I will be dropping exclusive mega-news here as well..very soon! Stay tuned On 2:24 AM Jun 24th 2010 from UberTwitter

If there’s a second thing I’ve learned, it’s that the only way to follow these sort of tweets and make it fun is to do it in real time… So stay tuned for an update when the news breaks.

My gut tells me it has something to do with boxing.

Here at The Finger Wag we try to ensure everything we write about is actually written by the athlete themselves and not an imposter. I have to break that rule today.

There is no way this Michael Jordan twitter account is real, but I sure as hell wish it was. It would make my man-crush on him a million times worse. Here is a sample:

michaeljordan

(Michael Jordan)

I think I'm done with eating Green peppers. They are the worst pepper, and always make a meal worse. On 1:32 PM May 8th 2010 from web

How true is that?!? I fucking HATE green peppers. I once got a western omlet and it had green peppers in it and I almost threw up! They are the worst!

Here is another wonderfully true statement:

michaeljordan

(Michael Jordan)

Sometimes, I have a week or two when I remember how great pop music in the 80s was. This week is one of those times. On 12:10 PM Apr 13th 2010 from web

And finally, one of my favorites:

michaeljordan

(Michael Jordan)

I had a dream last night about lots of cats and enormous rabbits in a barn. On 2:30 PM Jun 18th 2010 from web

God damn I wish this was him…

There’s an app for that.

FloydMayweather

(Floyd Mayweather, Jr)

If you want to get in shape like me, download my iPhone app and use the push-up counter, go here to download... http://rockapp.com/fm On 1:04 AM Jun 23rd 2010 from web

SASBMJ

(Marcus Jordan)

NO ONE...And I mean NO ONE should EVER com par kobe Bryant to my dad an say that he is anywhere near close to my dad He's jagging this game On 2:11 AM Jun 18th 2010 from Twittelator

Who is Marcus Jordan you ask?

You may remember him as the child of Michael Jordan who demanded that the school drop its sponsorship with ADIDAS and go with his dad’s shoe of choice, NIKE.

He had those words to say during Kobe’s game 7 against the Celtics.

I don’t blame him, when Kobe goes 6-24 attempting to win a game 7 finals you just can’t compare him to Michael. I can’t believe I can sit here and type out Pau Gasol won the Lakers a championship.

Well him and Ron Artest’s psychiatrist