Twitter reacts to LeBron’s tweet about David Griffin’s firing

Jun 12, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James at a press conference after game five of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 12, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James at a press conference after game five of the 2017 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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After the Cavaliers fired GM David Griffin, LeBron James took to Twitter to express his gratitude. Let’s take a look at reactions to LeBron’s tweet.

The reaction that we had been waiting for all evening came long after it was announced that Cavaliers’ GM David Griffin would not be returning to his role next season. There were reports that LeBron James was surprised by the move and wasn’t consulted before the decision.

The King has long expressed his desire for Dan Gilbert and the Cavaliers to re-sign GM David Griffin after his wizardry in constructing the roster.

Here’s LeBron’s tweet expressing his gratitude for the Cavs’ GM.

As soon as LeBron hit send on the Tweet, millions of people across the world were reacting to it. Let’s take a look at some of the top reactions on Twitter to LeBron’s tweet … INCEPTION!

ESPN’s Darren Rovell went to compare the NBA season to the offseason — which is like two weeks old.

Former NFL Scout, John Middlekauff, took to Twitter to express his sentiment in an emoji.

Cavs’ beat writer Joe Vardon tried to link it back to his report from earlier on James.

ESPN’s Rachel Nichols did some serious analysis on the wording of LeBron’s tweet.

TNT’s David Aldridge summed up what most of us were thinking.

ESPN’s Jorge Sedano with the “It’s none of my business” emoji.

https://twitter.com/SedanoESPN/status/877009810134245376

Wow. It’s the NBA offseason, it’s a Monday night, like midnight on the East Coast and yet people are reacting to LeBron’s tweet like crazy. It seems be a direct shot at Dan Gilbert while at the same time thanking David Griffin. I think LeBron James genuinely appreciates what the Cavs’ general manager did for the team in his three years there.

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Let’s see what this entails for the Cleveland Cavaliers. And remember, we’re just getting started here folks. There’s a long way to go here this summer.