The Toronto Raptors suffered a deflating loss in Game 2 of their second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, and DeMar DeRozan didn’t do much to stop the bleeding in his postgame press conference.
After the 128-110 loss (which put the Raptors down 0-2 with the series headed to Cleveland), DeRozan commented about how the team thrived off adversity.
"We thrive off of adversity."
DeMar DeRozan following their Game 2 loss at home against Cleveland.#GameTime pic.twitter.com/ZJK95ebPvr
— NBA TV (@NBATV) May 4, 2018
Of course, DeRozan’s remarks were a bit head-scratching for a team with a long history of shrinking in the playoffs, and the Internet reacted accordingly.
No you don’t, lmao.
—(@somesteelersfan) May 4, 2018
"wE tHrIvE oFf AdVeRsItY" pic.twitter.com/QQAkwRDqdU
— JaBba The Hutt (@jb_tiamson) May 4, 2018
— Zach Leach (@leachenrower) May 4, 2018
Really??? When???
— Robby McClung (@robbymcclung) May 4, 2018
— VC (@BadPoyo) May 4, 2018
Need to see the receipts on this https://t.co/zXgAEUvKKn
—netw3rk (@netw3rk) May 4, 2018
I'm not sure he knows what the word thrive means
— not just another twitt3r user (@halalcertified_) May 4, 2018
in other news, the Titanic thrives off running into giant blocks of ice
— Edgar Allen Flow (@jartasm) May 4, 2018
The facts are that the Raptors have never come back to win a series from down 0-2, so this will be adversity they have yet to face. Thus, DeRozan’s claim may be even more implausible than the one that his coach made after the first loss.
