National Basketball Association

Hollywood ending? Latest Steve Nash rumor sets off mini-firestorm in LA

Published Nov. 20, 2013 3:40 a.m. ET

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What do you get when you take an aging, injured future Hall of Famer with his future in the air and mix his story with a well-known writer with a habit of seeming to use his Twitter feed simply to get a rise?

On Tuesday, you got a full-blown panic attack in Los Angeles.

First, said tweet that started it all:

Almost immediately, the Laker-covering media converged on the team's practice facility in El Segundo, Calif., to get the Lakers' side of the story.

And what did you expect they would say?

OK, how about a different outlet?

Lakers say Steve Nash isn't considering retirement http://t.co/5ndJMsmpm3
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) November 19, 2013

@NBAPlayaLAL Not in my case. This person is pretty close to Steve and is familiar with his thought process
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) November 20, 2013

FWIW, TMZ had the same thing a few days back.

Steve Nash -- My back is jacked ... But I'm trying to get better http://t.co/AshYlAGOAF Do YOU think Nash should retire? Why/why not?
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) November 14, 2013

And one last note, about that whole "well-known writer with a habit of seeming to use his Twitter feed simply to get a rise" line.

This was Vecsey's very next tweet after starting the Nash firestorm