C.J. McCollum Decks Chandler Parsons In Twitter Spat With Ruthless Burn

There’s nothing quite like a good athlete Twitter beef, and we got a juicy one Friday night.

This spat actually started with the Portland Trail Blazers’ team account, which put Memphis Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons on blast for airballing a 3-pointer in Friday’s contest.

To be fair, the NBA 3-point line is really, really far away from the basket. pic.twitter.com/dHusI9cHcW

— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 28, 2017

Parsons saw the dig after the game, a 112-109 Portland win, and decided to call the Blazers out for their low blow.

good luck in the lottery show this year✊🏻

— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) January 28, 2017

Portland is ninth in the Western Conference and could be destined for the NBA lottery if it doesn’t turn things around, so this is a decent burn. But there’s no way Parsons was prepared for what Blazers guard C.J. McCollum tweeted next.

We hit the lottery by not signing you https://t.co/eSiBaNT061

— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) January 28, 2017

Yikes.

The worst insults are those that are true, and such is the case here: Parsons has played in just 20 games for the Grizzlies since signing with Memphis this offseason and is averaging a career-low 6.7 points per game.

Parsons tried to fire back by noting the hefty contract he earned, but the fight already was over.

stop it. Technically, I hit the lottery.

— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) January 28, 2017

Even McCollum’s backcourt mate, Damian Lillard, knew this was cold-blooded.

😳 https://t.co/fM0T3QIwxV

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) January 28, 2017

UPDATE (2:00 p.m. ET): The Blazers apparently are sorry for starting this mess, but Parsons insists no feelings were hurt.

Trail Blazers President Chris McGowan issues statement to ESPN regarding the team's tweet that sparked Chandler Parsons-CJ McCollum exchange pic.twitter.com/EsNBIT8zgk

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 28, 2017