The 22 greatest sports tweets of all time


Happy birthday to Twitter, which celebrates its 10th year of existence on Monday.
1. Carmelo Anthony responds to a guy who spewed expletives at him and called him a disappointment
2. Dodgers pitcher Brandon McCarthy being Brandon McCarthy after getting hit in the head with a line drive
3. Spencer Lanning is a punter, not a tackler
@__Kingsleyy5 I didn't ask for your glazed donut face ass to root for me anyway!!!!
— Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) December 31, 2013
4. DeMarcus Cousins filed one away and fired back at Clay Travis when the calendar called for it
5. Patrick Peterson got paid, but Richard Sherman had already collected the jewelry
Wait, wait, wait...
— Spencer Lanning (@LanningSpencer) September 7, 2014
When did this happen?!? pic.twitter.com/SzU9wDVx23
6. After hanging 38 points on Dallas, Kobe responds to Mavs owner Mark Cuban’s earlier suggestion that the Lakers should use the amnesty provision on Bryant
Today's the day!! Let's all show him some love!! @ClayTravisBGID http://t.co/t54K0tC6Pn
— DeMarcus Cousins (@boogiecousins) January 30, 2015
Incredibly funny and well played. RT @boogiecousins: Today’s the day!! Let’s all show him some love!! @ClayTravisBGID http://t.co/YvAQrXDRwl
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) January 30, 2015
7. A prophetic note from Conor McGregor two weeks before his fight against Jose Aldo at UFC 194
Can't ever be too mad lmao... pic.twitter.com/ZHA28B9Tji
— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) July 30, 2014
8. Life as a Cleveland Browns fan, as recorded by a Browns fan
9. Sometimes Twitter is hard, starring baseball writer Peter Gammons
Wake up Jose. It's all over. pic.twitter.com/3QAKqWfiAE
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 1, 2015
10. English soccer player Dele Alli has a thought on business
Only the @Browns ?????? pic.twitter.com/IxMOWdAg0m
— Matt Alberson (@malberson6) December 1, 2015
11. About the accommodations at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi...
12. After getting annihilated on a punt return, Baylor kicker Chris Callahan speaks
13. Michigan backup point guard Spike Albrecht caught fire from behind the arc in the 2013 NCAA National Championship game, and he made the most of the spotlight
People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It's this. Without question ... it's ... THIS. pic.twitter.com/1jj05FNdCP
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 4, 2014
The reception of our hotel in #Sochi has no floor. But it does have this welcoming picture. pic.twitter.com/8isdoBuytl
— Kevin Bishop (@bishopk) February 4, 2014
14. Alabama QB A.J. McCarron has a word for Georgia QB Aaron Murray after 'Bama won the 2013 National Championship
I am alive. It has been a great season. I am proud to be a Baylor Bear. #SicEm
— Christopher Callahan (@chrispcallahan2) January 1, 2015
15. After a controversial brawl between Los Angeles and San Diego in which Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke suffered a broken collarbone
@KateUpton hey saw you at the game last night, thanks for coming out! Hope to see you again ?
— Spike Albrecht (@SpikeAlbrecht) April 9, 2013
16. Pssst… turn around
@aaronmurray11 u don't win enough bud!! #15
— AJ McCarron (@10AJMcCarron) January 8, 2013
17. Now you know…
See you on Monday in Los Angeles: pic.twitter.com/y2E5e4TBzq
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 12, 2013
18. The Los Angeles Kings throw a grenade at the Devils before the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals
Hey buddy, I'm right behind you... :) pic.twitter.com/deVaMfetzr
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) September 25, 2014
19. USC Athletic Director Pat Haden
Why does @JArrieta34 touch his damn hat and jersey so much? #mustbecheating #bitterbucsfan #MLB
— ben leggieri (@benlegg84) October 8, 2015
My right nipple comes out of my tank top almost every pitch, so I place it back inside. https://t.co/7hXWtKwltE
— Jake Arrieta (@JArrieta34) October 8, 2015
20. Just Swaggy P
21. Philadelphia 76ers’ big man Joel Embiid’s shamelessly unrequited love for Rihanna
I am the proud father of a gay son. In his honor, I will not be attending the CFP committee meeting in Indy this week. #EmbraceDiversity
— Pat Haden (@ADHadenUSC) March 31, 2015
22. Relatively well-known Mets fan Jerry Seinfeld with the perfect summation for what proved to be one of the best-ever trade deadline acquisitions
Think of me and look up to the sky and say what would Swaggy Do, and go from there https://t.co/st9DGRAlWG
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) August 21, 2015
That's all I gotta say......@rihanna repping the @Sixers and my jersey number #EMB11D ( got this from JD) pic.twitter.com/QVsqP7SvGs
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 23, 2014
Family dinner with @rihanna #Johanna pic.twitter.com/egNk11vw6D
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) July 25, 2014
Oh my god. @Mets
— Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) July 31, 2015
I can't believe I can actually say this, but is it true that there is now
"A Cespedis for the rest of us"?#mets#T7L