Tracy McGrady is basically a forgotten soul at this point with the San Antonio Spurs. Once a leading scorer and perennial NBA All-Star, T-Mac has been relegated to the role of bench player who has no chance of touching the floor unless the Spurs are resting their starters in a 113-77 victory like the one they had over the Miami Heat in Game 1.
As you might expect, the former superstar has been the butt of a number of Twitter jokes this season as he waits on the San Antonio bench for his number to be called. On Wednesday morning, things really got out of hand when Arby’s restaurant joined in on the act.
@DragonflyJonez Actually, we had to release him. He kept making too many turnovers. ;-)
— Arby's (@Arbys) June 19, 2013
After Eye on Basketball tweeted about Arby’s ragging on T-Mac, the restaurant’s official Twitter account made sure to point out that it was all in good fun.
@CBSSports @EyeOnBasketball It was just a joke. We love T-Mac. :-)
— Arby's (@Arbys) June 19, 2013
We know it was a joke, and it was a fantastic one. There’s no need to justify it. If it wasn’t for the hilarious comment McGrady made earlier this postseason, we would probably never talk about him. Such is the life of an aging NBA star.
H/T SB Nation
