James Wiseman became an NBA champion on June 16, and he promptly did what NBA champions of this era do: He fired up Instagram and posted a photo of himself cradling the Larry O’Brien trophy. It was a poignant image, with Wiseman pitched forward, gazing downward and seemingly deep in thought, mimicking a pose by his idol Kobe Bryant on a similar night many years ago.
“The greatest experience of my life,” the 21-year-old Warriors center says, reflecting on the moment. “Knowing that you're a champion, and just experiencing that at a young age, like, that’s crazy.”
But then, this being the age of social media snark, came the predictable flood of derisive replies below the photo. Bro didn’t play a single second and is posting the ring. … What did you do to deserve this huh? … This a joke? And on and on it went across the interwebs, for the next many hours.
