Chances are if you haven't retweeted it, you've heard about it.
"If the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2018 NBA finals, I’ll buy everyone who retweets this a jersey."
Cleveland Brown's defensive back Damarious Randall tweeted that earlier this week after putting his foot in his mouth and publicly announcing his support for the Warriors. After the Cavs beat the Celtics on Sunday and won the Eastern conference finals, Randall tweeted:
I’m glad the Cavs made it to the finals so I can watch Curry light that bitch up Game 3 & 4 😂😂🤷🏾♂️
— Damarious Randall (@RandallTime) May 28, 2018
"I mean, I would rather Steph over LeBron," Randall said in a press conference Wednesday.
"It's just crazy a new Browns player would be endorsing our biggest rival," Cleveland native Joelle Cluck said.
Uh oh.
"I mean, I mean, um, no. I am not anti-LeBron," Randall said, claiming the b***h he was referencing was not James.
It's safe to say this still wasn't received well.
"What an awful way to start off your Cleveland career," Clevelander Trent Toy said.
Then, in what appeared to be an attempt to ingratiate himself with his new city, Randall, now scorned, followed up with this the very next day:
If the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2018 NBA finals I’ll buy everyone who retweet’s this a jersey...
— Damarious Randall (@RandallTime) May 29, 2018
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Was this a confident promise or a mock? Clevelanders weren't really sure, but they retweeted it anyway — more than one million times.
"I hope the Cavs win even more, so he has to go for it on his word," Toy said.
Especially after Randall told the world, in another tweet, there's a 100 percent chance he delivers.
100% chance 🤙🏾🤙🏾 https://t.co/ChKwjvHnT1
— Damarious Randall (@RandallTime) May 29, 2018
But as the retweets pile up, now with more than a million jerseys on the table at about a hundred bucks a pop, he's changing his tune.
"I didn't think it would go as viral as it did," Randall said. "Obviously it was a joke."
Excuse us, but do you remember that 100 percent chance of delivery?
"Definitely didn't think the Cleveland fan base would go this crazy about it," Randall said.
WELCOME TO CLEVELAND!
Beloved former Brown Joe Thomas weighed in with a tweet of his own. He jokingly promised everyone a signed game-worn Curry jersey if the Warriors win.
I’m so confident in my @cavs, if the @warriors win the 2018 NBA finals, I’ll buy anyone who retweets this a signed @StephenCurry30 gameworn jersey. Even you @RandallTime. @KingJames https://t.co/zsQp3LxGbu
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) May 30, 2018
Fanatics owner Michael Rubin offered Randall the jerseys wholesale in a tweet. Many are calculating the millions he'd shell out regardless.
Good news @RandallTime - I’ll give you the jerseys at wholesale!!! Just saved you over 14 million $$$ #fanatics #damariousrandall #browns #CavsVsWarriors #NBAFinals https://t.co/kBaaMQrAv9
— Michael Rubin (@MichaelGRubin) May 29, 2018
But, alas...
"I didn't think it was gonna get over 100 retweets. I didn't think people was actually gonna view that as a serious tweet from me," Randall said.
"He may get a couple boos when he comes out on the field in the fall," Cleveland native Jerry Armstrong said.
For a million Cavs fans, it looks like no dice on that free jersey. But hey, they still get to see LeBron light the place up in the Finals.
