The defending Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics have reportedly signed free agent guard Delonte West today, acquiring a talented (and troubled) reserve for their suddenly very deep bench. The move also gave aspiring comics across Twitter some new material for Delonte West, LeBron James and “insert player’s mother” here jokes.
If you’re confused, I’ll help. After the Cleveland Cavaliers surprised everyone and lost to the Celtics in an underwhelming fashion during the playoffs, many around the league wondered if LeBron quit. It seemed obvious that something was bothering him and although hindsight suggests he was probably visualizing taking his talents to south beach, there was an ugly rumor that said it all involved something much more personal.
It was alleged that West had an affair with LeBron’s mother Gloria James. It’s a terribly crude rumor and it was eventually denied by one of LeBron’s lawyers, but this is the Internet after all, so it’s lived on through comedy.
There was the awful comedic styles of Jim Florentine, songs with lines like “but I’m a motherfucker, no Delonte West, the “You Can Head South, but Your Mom’s Riding West” shirts and now thanks to Twitter, a variety of Delonte-inspired Tweets.
The signing definitely sets up an interesting opening night with the Celtics hosting the new look Miami Heat. I’m sure everyone will be looking to see how LeBron and West interact with each other.
- Will.
Will R. is a journalist/writer who covers sports, news and music for several websites. His music work can be found on www.WestCoastRydaz.com
