This past Saturday, the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors blew a 24-point lead to the lowly Philadelphia 76ers, needing a last-second Harrison Barnes three-pointer to dispatch the Association’s most consistently-pathetic team. In a season full of Warriors blowout wins, allowing that kind of Sixers comeback is embarrassing—and we poked fun at Golden State with a tongue-in-cheek post titled “Sixers Beat Warriors 105-108.”
Despite what we thought were clear indications that the text of the post was in jest, several hundred readers felt the need to inform us that we were wrong. Most came as comments on the post; many came as angry tweets; a few dozen arrived in my inbox. Here are a few of those emails.
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:01:52 -0800
Subject: STOP SMOKIN THAT STUFF MAN!!
From: Isaiah Commander
To: [email protected]STOP SMOKIN THAT STUFF MAN!!
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 06:20:17 -0800
Subject: Warriors didn’t lose
From: Jim Silk
To: [email protected]You’re a freaking idiot. The Warriors didn’t lose. Maybe you should get a job as a weatherman as they’re wrong all the time too.
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 02:28:08 -0500
Subject: Warriors win
From: Oscar Cashaw
To: [email protected]Warriors beat the Sixer’s. Your article has it wrong
From: Mikedillon
Subject: Sixers “beating” Warriors
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:38:59 -0500
To: [email protected]Sent from my iPhone Slow Saturday ?!
From: “rechizmar”
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: 76ers did not win!
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:41:37 -0500[no message]
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:48:19 -0800
Subject:
From: Gary Moore
To: [email protected]You might want to check the score of today’s game again. Really?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:54:47 -0800
Subject: check the score and ur writing. u are wrong..Warriors win
From: David Chritton
To: [email protected][no message]
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 22:53:19 -0800
Subject: Warrior game
From: Calprodesigns
To: [email protected]Better double check the score. By the way, Harrison Barnes made the three pointer to win it. He’s a Warrior if you didn’t know.
From: Ken
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:54:59 -0800
Subject: Sixers beat the warriors 105-108
To: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>What game were you watching?
Sent from my iPhone
From: Allan Lundberg
To: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
Subject: did_you_even_watch_the_game?
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 01:06:54 +0000Sent from Windows Mail
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:30:43 -0600
Subject: Change your story please... smh
From: Vash The Stampede
To: [email protected]The Warriors won by Barnes hitting the 3 with virtually no time on the clock. Thanks
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 18:49:23 -0800
Subject: Warriors vs. Sixers
From: robert jacobs
To: [email protected]So which is true. Did the warriors win or lose. Your story is contradictive.
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 01:24:09 -0800
Subject: Good evening
From: chad piva
To: [email protected]I think your story is wrong? The warriors beat the sixers yesterday bro? Everything in the story seems to be right except you put the sixers won the game?
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 10:48:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: yolanda richardson
To: “[email protected]” <[email protected]>
Subject: You got it wrongI’m reading your article on the warriors game last night am i tripping or did you say the warrior lost last night.
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:27:42 -0800
Subject: Wrong information
From: Marcus Mitchell
To: [email protected]The Warriors beat the sixers 108 105. You published an article saying sixers beating golden state. Thank you.
From: Curtis Gorath
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:33:21 -0800
To: [email protected]You fucked up the score on the Warriors bud
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