TJ Warren had his long-awaited revenge game against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, and he proved he was ready for it by leading all scorers with 25 points. Whoever was running the Indiana Pacers’ social media account was just as prepared as Warren.
After Indiana’s 112-87 blowout win over the Suns, the official Twitter account of the Pacers shared a graphic highlighting Warren’s big performance and said the swingman was “just money tonight.”
The Pacers deleted their best tweet so here's a screenshot. pic.twitter.com/lNOgpSqfa4
— iPacers.com (@iPacersblog) January 23, 2020
The Pacers later deleted the tweet, but they left another one up that took a much more subtle swipe at the Suns.
.@TonyWarrenJr is straight cash pic.twitter.com/EDU1jELzsf
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 23, 2020
For those of you who don’t understand the backstory, the Suns traded Warren and a second-round pick to Indiana back in October for cash considerations. That’s as close to giving a player away as you can get in the NBA, and Warren made it clear that he felt disrespected by the deal.
Wednesday night’s game was yet another reminder that the Pacers won the deal. Warren is averaging 18 points per game this season, which is the same total he had last year. He has been a key contributor for an Indiana team that is 29-16 and likely headed to the postseason, while Phoenix is just 18-26. Trading a player is one thing, but you can’t blame Warren for feeling like the Suns didn’t place a high enough value on him.
