Mean Tweets - NBA Edition 2022

Basketball fans are very opinionated, and not all of those opinions are favorable. So once again, we make lemons into yellow Gatorade with an all-new, all-NBA edition of #MeanTweets with Russell Westbrook, Ja Morant, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Saddiq Bey, Anthony Edwards, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Andre Drummond, Dejounte Murray, Jarrett Allen, Scottie Barnes, Zach Levine, Tyrese Haliburton and Gary Payton.
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Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy®-nominated “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” ABC’s late-night talk show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is well known for its huge viral video successes, with over 11 billion views and more than 15 million subscribers on the show’s KZbin channel. Some of Kimmel’s most popular comedy bits include “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets,” “Lie Witness News,” “Unnecessary Censorship,” “Halloween Candy KZbin Challenge,” and music videos like “I (Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum.”

[@Kingsareboss]

Man that tweet nothing compared to all the mean stuff I see them saying about Russ 😂

[@xTymezz]

Hahahaha

[@Freeformidible]

You know he's a control freak, wouldn't let them post a thing crazy

[@kudajr]

He wouldn't have read it 🤣

[@NegiZero]

@@Freeformidible FACTS

[@docholiday7948]

Lol it’s cause it’s mean tweets not truth tweets. They be telling the truth about Russ on Twitter

[@boringbone7645]

You could see the relief on Russ's face when he saw the tweet wasn't actually basketball related

[@shootermtd25]

They should’ve had Russ react to the 3 min clip of him airballing and breaking the backboard…now that would’ve been a good reaction vid

[@bengentertainment2173]

😆 lol

[@samt.sabino6457]

No Westbrick lmao

[@dh381]

Lol they probably had to filter it out before showing it to him

[@exotikpaxkdee4992]

🤣🤣

[@russellstevens9927]

"Don't ever say that again!" Only Payton would clap back with that kind of energy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ghost22177]

Gary bout to throw hands lmao

[@Tyrunner0097]

A lot of those 90s players were master trash talkers. I'd love to see a whole video of just them responding to mean tweets

[@jamorant7132]

LMAO

[@Rach0ou59]

Who knew that Ja morant tweet would age so well

[@jcas98jc]

Was looking for this comment lol

[@Smoothyoki]

Say it to his face😹

[@dredpool3927]

🤡

[@TheReal-pw9tk]

​@@Smoothyokiboy ja wont do nothing

[@godsfather9686]

Ja tough now??? lmaooooo you are the definition of SOFT.@@Smoothyoki

[@cobykerr8940]

They picked a nice one for Westbrook I see he could’ve had his own segment lmao

[@kj8491]

He could have series about him, not just a segment

[@iansansan255]

Forget series him Lebron Ben Harden Draymond and Pat Bev can come together and have Multiple seasons

[@ruffgodz9543]

@@kj8491 20 long seasons lmao

[@aigeee]

yee

[@yfnik9025]

Im fuccin crying mannn 😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelbalfour4532]

Was expecting a lot worse for Russel Westbrook tbh.

[@iamworthy1302]

So was he lol

[@DJDJ-iu7qr]

That is probably because they wanted not hurt his feelings by not showing him the worse tweets 🤣

[@setsunayuy9142]

You guys have abused him enough

[@wavy9434]

niggas are ruthless to Westbrook on Twitter 😂

[@koreypaul6698]

They definitely filtered those tweets lol

[@kimstuart7989]

Shout out to Darius Garland for actually knowing how to pronounce sade!

[@talesfromthetrip]

You know he listened to her for sure

[@s.s.6722]

A cultured king!

[@timothygraham4304]

Who's getting it wrong? I haven't heard her name mentioned on television by anyone, let alone incorrectly.

[@leungsz]

@@timothygraham4304 Young kids may not know who she is. The cultured ones know though.

[@R-dietrix]

Do they talking about the British rapper?

[@jpdesertrunner]

Jarrett Allen was hilarious 😂

[@ajajala5081]

Bro if shaggy was black he prolly look like jarett Allen 😂😂

[@kabir2077]

@@ajajala5081 Man I got news for you

[@LessGo7921]

They should have these way more for athletes than once a year. I swear sports twitter people are insane

[@lemongavine]

Steph Curry reads mean tweets at halftime to motivate him, lol.

[@gracebroughton4045]

yes. yes we are lol

[@POPE.]

@@lemongavine actually?

[@lemongavine]

@@POPE. yes. He mentioned it in an interview recently.

[@sanjarkhodjimatov6801]

I mean, the offseason is only once a year, other than that they're on the road practicing and playing games

[@aavila936]

“Why does Gary Payton look like an aged Kanye West” 😂😂

[@tpsam]

His response sounds like something 70 years old Kanye could say in response to that

[@lavarball1543]

@@tpsam he really do look like an older kanye east, if yall seen that meme

[@CLE44094]

I can’t unsee that now

[@zeusv9804]

dont ever say that again lol

[@klosell6904]

Why does he though?

[@withlach]

You can just tell Anthony Edwards loves to trash talk 😂

[@lamadesurvivor5216]

Hell yea! The way he was reading it, you already knew he was thinking of a clap back

[@tonychiu6249]

Because of his dad

[@kkawesome1234]

You should see the movie Hustle if you want to see more of that!

[@hfwong7621]

@@tonychiu6249 曾先生，Anthony Edward父親是Michael Jordan 🤣

[@rashadhaughton22]

He ate lol

[@saylessdee8800]

The Jarrett Allen Shaggy tweet is dead on 😂. I didn’t see it until he showed the little clip

[@alkingostr650]

Bro Scotties outfit made it even worse🤣🤣

[@dutchesswb]

Right? Looking like he going on the 8th grade trip to NYC 🤣🤣

[@jasprvs.theworld5836]

fr LMFAOOOOO

[@imjoezi8776]

Boy Scout drip 💀💀

[@pedroluisdesouzaresende777]

@@imjoezi8776selling chocolate like sponge Bob

[@luzluna6808]

😂😂😂😂

[@chachdanko]

They coulda done an hour video of Russ reading tweets just from this year

[@hypepill7415]

just from the past hour

[@Kingmodyproductionz]

The past milimilimiliseconds

[@thatguyyousawthatonetime]

Halliburton: "Yeah I used to watch Family Matters on Nick at Nite." Me: (logging off)

[@Criminalpresident45]

Gary Payton's response to him looking like kayne had me dying 🤣

[@Devin03_]

he was looking at the phone like a old head 😂😂😂.

[@tianxiaozhang]

Sounds like something his twin would say too...

[@2kdemiks816]

@@tianxiaozhang ong 🤣

[@anthony-ek9ok]

Kanry Paest

[@HEFFROZAY]

His response tho was priceless... don't ever say that again he don't look nothing like me I'm pretty, I'm pre-ty 🤣🤣🤣

[@natutz]

The Andre Drummond Tweet is very accurate! 🤣🤣

[@damianoabbina9967]

The Gary Payton one too lol

[@albericponcedeleon2696]

The Andre Drummond tweet literally describes J Cole 😭

[@2kdemiks816]

@@albericponcedeleon2696 yo literally 😹😹

[@bigdaddytrichardson4994]

Out of all them "mean tweets" the Andre Drummond one is pure Gold 🔥💯

[@nick-ce1yb]

yes probs funniest also hyped him up though who don't wanna be j cole lol

[@Kingofthenet2]

Defo

[@psychobillynumbnuts1]

You can tell they take it easy now. Mean Tweets use to be savage

[@lessismore8533]

Yah I miss it

[@RickyWraith]

Scottie Barnes was the funniest one 😂😂

[@felipecontreras286]

100%! they did the 20 year old dirty lol

[@nicholassgouros8612]

That outfit he had on just drove it home

[@GiovanniGuisepi]

definitely

[@Trolll-yx8di]

@@nicholassgouros8612 😭

[@KingDami1999]

That DeJounte Murray one is WILD 💀💀💀

[@yrnsheik4451]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@rayjones658]

Niggas need to pray for them kids💀

[@christiananasco8937]

Sorry kids

[@amirjn9820]

His response 🤣🤣

[@IdontUseThumbnails]

Nothing will ever beat “If anything ever happens to the guy that does the voice for Cookie Monster...I can sleep at night knowing we have Dikembe Mutumbo as backup.”😭😭😭

[@kitskippy5454]

I agree. I’ve always thought that was the greatest of all the nba mean tweets

[@Kingofthenet2]

Funniest tweet to this day 😂😂😂

[@siadek1]

Man, Ja took his mean tweet comment too personally

[@absar.kahn.9164]

'Evan Mosley looks like he growls at people in public'. Lmao. I imagined it paused the video and still laughing on that.

[@dutchesswb]

I love that the andre Drummond tweet was a sneak diss at j. Cole 🤣🤣🤣

[@harutsarko5155]

Oh wow didn't even notice that at first 😂

[@janaadams497]

I caught that too 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@VitorGSM]

Damn you're right, i love J. Cole but that was funny af 😂

[@janaadams497]

@@VitorGSM Agreed 🤣🤣🤣🤣 J. Cole is in my top list, but I think at this point, he needs to hang the shoes up since he can't devote the time to really play or train with his music.

[@lamadesurvivor5216]

I feel like Drummond peeped it low key 😂😂😂😂

[@J-jizzy_]

They really had to dig through all Russ’ hate tweets and find the most mild eh? 😂

[@MWAclanGaming]

Jimmy Kimmel team held back on Westbrook, you can literally do a 2 hour special on him with all the mean tweets.

[@dubeproductions2852]

They deffo held back on the actual Russell tweets😭

[@jzoetheshit]

100 percent

[@TY-bq7ep]

Payton's tweet is soooo accurate 🤣🤣🤣 how can I not seeing it before

[@bbennyj]

Wrong

[@macewbee]

I say DMX

[@malloryg4251]

I think Kanye looks like an older version of GP!! LOLLL

[@Kingofthenet2]

@@malloryg4251agreed

[@woodamck]

Dude wanted to fight Ja so bad 😂😂😂

[@trav3824]

Ja Morant’s next ones are gonna be brutal lol

[@nachooooo7019]

"Ja Morant needa chill, he be going dummy" hits a lot different these days

[@jonwhalen643]

Gary Payton was about to cuss that person out. Love GP. Never change.

[@MistaGrim]

GP had to restrain himself lmao

[@felixtran1314]

That Gary Payton tweet was accurate af 😂😂

[@SyedAli-xn3rj]

what was his response lol

[@qnzman578]

For real, he mad at the truth 🤣 😂

[@xelaki9360]

scottie barnes aint never beating the allegations😭😭

[@arjunraj6668]

“Russel Westbrick” would have made him go nuclear

[@mm-so2zj]

jarrett allen is such a humble dude , he reminds of that one kid who can ball but super shy and nice ifykyk... i truly wish the best for him

[@_dumbtrash__8193]

Well he's been dropping double doubles like it's nothing so yup he's been hooping

[@laffo1980]

That gary payton one was hilarious haha he was actually insulted. All the years talking trash in the nba and he gets burned hard on jimmy Kimmel

[@phucyew9394]

Hard to unsee it now lmao

[@6foot1havoc]

"ja Morant needa chill".......yes....yes he does.

[@robglobal1]

Russ is like that's the nicest thing anyone ever said to me😭

[@KingKobra49]

Nothing beats this annual basketball videos 🙌🏽😭

[@christianjohnson2918]

This was a long time coming! Glad Jimmy finally released this year’s version! And Gary Payton stole the show with that response 😂

[@Cornell_Alvarez99]

“Don’t ever say that again….I am…..Pretty!!” -Gary Payton Sr 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@karlnathaniel5900]

That tweet about Ja Morant hits different in 2023.

[@2kdemiks816]

Respect to Darius for pronouncing ‘Sade’ right 🤌🏽🤍

[@dinasilva9263]

Mean tweets are ALWAYS the best part of the show, at least it's my favorite. 😂

[@xTymezz]

Only good thing about Jimmy kimmel

[@Xander24Chavez]

Guillermo?

[@ahpuro]

There mightve been a whole new timeline if Ja didnt read that tweet

[@lukesmith9692]

These guys have been pampered their whole lives you can tell

[@ashokathegreat4534]

Just say what you really think of them. We know what it is

[@KillerXTV]

“Sorry kids!” 😂😂 that’s my point guard Update: that was*

[@wutbitch420]

Go Spurs Go!

[@GoofyFlan]

I want My Spurs back in the mix soOOO bAd!

[@professorxtp4690]

Not your pg anymore

[@GoofyFlan]

@@professorxtp4690 It's tOO sOOn, Bruh!😭😢......😭

[@KillerXTV]

@@professorxtp4690 who are you?

[@freshtho7306]

YES they’re back I miss these so much

[@yaniselbahri8218]

Gary Payton's reaction makes mooooore sense rn haha

[@robloxianwolf7969]

This is easily one of the best KZbin series.

[@aidanrezvani9295]

Anthony Edwards with the perfect response.

[@saz19s8]

Gary Payton is probably the last person you do a mean tweet about 😂

[@RafaCena41]

Why?

[@slitherdurant]

That Josh morant one too accurate. Exactly how I feel about bro thought I was the only one

[@bryce6106]

mannn when GP was like “don’t ever say that again”, I started screaming 😂😂😂

[@TheMoeP]

Gary's reaction was light, knowing how much of a tash talker he is he would've gone straight to that kid who posted that tweet

[@charlespatulin2802]

Now that they said it, Gary DOES look like an aged Kanye West and I can't unsee it.

[@raniyadebreon]

That ja morant tweet had me weak 😂

[@nasholston5112]

Ayo that tweet about Tyrese Haliburton was accurate asf. His game looks so awkward but he be balling tho just like Urkel in that episode

[@shady_panda]

C’mon Gary, it’s all in the cheeks. You see it😆

[@Travvv94]

Pause.

[@SB-zm5fu]

Sus.

[@tranquilohomie2248]

what cheeks 😋

[@KingKobra49]

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying. You will get there when you are meant to get there and not one moment sooner... so relax, breathe, and be patient. 🙏🏽❤️‍🩹

[@kianathomas851]

Wow… thank you man 🙏

[@jaretwood9558]

As a Pacers fan, that Haliburton tweet made me legit laugh out loud, and the funny thing i can see the similarity

[@kengonzales3677]

Dis prolly the reason why Ja be actin hood rn LMAO

[@SuperToocool4skool]

Scottie Barnes has the sweetest face. 🥰🥰🥰

[@ariazeweri2594]

That Gary Payton tweet had me dying 🤣

[@MrAntd1]

Gary Payton one of the biggest trash talkers in NBA history! You come for him you better be ready. The "glove" wasn't no joke.

[@3JAD21]

So happy to see the Cleveland big 3 on here, they've made it if they're being featured on mean tweets 🙌

[@ScarlettJ1221]

Kayne wish he looked like Gary Payton 🤣

[@taximan031]

kanye did make the tweet it was a random fan

[@Zheren69]

"it's free to see hollows feel" -ja morant

[@joshuatroche3166]

“Why Jarret Allen look like Shaggy when he run 😂😂”

[@ligmaballz1]

I like how you can always tell which celebs get irked when their egos are offended.

[@Willyoart]

Evan Mobley has me crying 😂😂😂😂 just imagine him growling at people 😂😂

[@noahx.classic]

man russ a good dude for coming on here with how disloyal these nba fans are

[@breenr2020]

Close your eyes when Antony edwards talks and it’s 21 savage

[@Ai-gc5xy]

I mean they both are frm ATL😭

[@richardbowen2292]

The simplest responses they give are always the funniest 🤣🤣😂

[@michellefrost85]

Love these 🤣 I would have to frame the one I'd have to read 🤣

[@Igggggggggggg]

Gotta love their reactions 😂 these are always hilarious 😅

[@davisto256]

thanks for bringing these back

[@hatem9432]

I was waiting a long time for this

[@imnotyourfriendbuddy1883]

"i used to watch family matters on nick at night." Damn it I'm old, I used to watch it on TGIF

[@leeleelayla5]

same

[@jessicafurtaw6248]

I LOVE MEAN TWEETS it's tooooo funny 🤣 😂

[@Easternsidetothewest]

Ok I was consistently laughing through the whole first part, every single one is funny and then for some reason 1:03 Franz Wagners tweet, I DIED. 😂😂😂

[@Mrtency-we7oy]

bro that tweet to payton had me dying

[@qmoorman]

This will have millions of views and randomly pop up on someone's timeline in 2030.

[@181cameron]

Scottie's 3rd MVP season? How fitting.

[@andrewbeaudoin7363]

Completely false.

[@35jigganator]

You can tell Lavine gets butt hurt over any smack talk from someone on Twitter lol

[@specflash]

Bro literally just said “i dont eat pork”

[@chubsstuart]

Imagine that tweet made Ja Morant turn to straight gangster mentality

[@MrSWAG2315]

Scottie was the funniest, I know he took it personally

[@YeeSoest]

I desperately wished The Glove would yell and add "fam" at the end

[@SpiritGunssb]

Jarret Allen’s was so hilarious

[@davidvickers8425]

Not the shaggy i was thinking of, but both quite accurate

[@AdmiralTiberius]

🤣 G.P. channeling his Inner Jordan :... And I took that personally

[@Mightykb]

The start of hood Ja

[@ScarlettJ1221]

I bet they all read this and they check their bank account to see if it still matters lmao

[@StopStop112]

You know they went through thousands of tweets for Russel to get one that dont mention anything with the word "Brick" in it🤣

[@TRYHARDVOLSFAN]

Bruh athletes and rappers are the best. They laugh at their own roasts which makes it so much funnier 😂😂

[@ericnorton5806]

"Don't ever say that again!"😂😂😂😂

[@yc_030]

They went out of their way to find the softest insult on all of twitter for westbrick

[@michaeltoma2797]

That Ja one sure aging well

[@incryptfear-brawlstars2428]

You can’t tell me Anthony Edwards doesn’t sound just like 21 savage 😂😂

[@nrproductions5776]

Omg I love Scottie! He’s such a fun guy