Someone has to teach Nikola Pekovic about emojis
Nikola Pekovic is one of the most intimidating presences in the NBA. The thought of him sending a sarcastic comment to a friend via text message and following it up with some sort of cute, winky face is a concept that should elude all of our minds. Apparently, there is good reason for that.
From Jerry Zgoda of the Star Tribune, who has lots more good information than just Pek's lack of emoji knowledge:
There's obviously tons of information here worth knowing, like Shabazz Muhammad having the taste that few 22-year-olds could ever acquire. But Pek takes the cake—and eats the entire thing in one bite.
It makes perfect sense, though. Pekovic sending an emoji would be the digital equivalent of Mongo from Blazing Saddles shrugging and making an "Aw, shucks!" face as he looks into the camera after punching out a horse.
You're not Jim Halpert You're Mongo! Start acting like it.
Pek does. Good for him.
Don't emoji, Pek. Never emoji.
The NBA surveyed its players again this year at season’s start, asking all kinds of probing questions such as favorite movie, fashion accessory, even emoji.
So now we know that Timberwolves veteran Kevin Martin knows the 1960s English protopunk band the Troggs, Shabazz Muhammad’s sartorial tastes lean toward French haute-couture fashion house Balmain and as Nikola Pekovic once admitted when he earnestly said, “I’m not on the Twitters,” big Pek doesn’t know his electronic icons.
“What’s an emoji?” Pekovic answered. “Not on social media.”
