So far in this young NBA season, the Memphis Grizzlies have been good. Very good. As in, 10-1 good.
They're good enough that longtime Grizzlies fans are suddenly being trolled for their presumed "bandwagon" fanship. One such Grizzlies fan: Justin Timberlake.
In this case, the problem with criticizing Timberlake is that he's not only a Memphis native, but also a part-owner of the NBA team. After the Grizzlies completely decimated the Houston Rockets on Monday, Timberlake posted this to Twitter:
Grizzlies.
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) November 18, 2014
To which he received a mix of positive and negative feedback. Such is the celebrity life. One of these comments, though, caught Timberlake's eye, and he wasn't happy.
“@JamesStendebach: "@jtimberlake: Grizzlies."
Bandwagon.”
Uh... I'm from Memphis and I'm an owner. Anyone else? #WigSnatch
— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) November 18, 2014
And then the Internet's self-appointed Accountability Partner shot back ...
@jtimberlake Try again. pic.twitter.com/j2I9niihel
— James Stendebach (@JamesStendebach) November 18, 2014
And then the Memphis Grizzlies got involved ...
. @Jtimberlake Bandwagon since 2001. #GreaterMemphis #TeamTN #TNkids pic.twitter.com/xrIIPpIbB9
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) November 18, 2014
And while the troll has kept things up in hopes of extending his 15 minutes of fame, the flare-up basically ends there. Unless you're the guy's girlfriend:
Everybody leave my boyfriend @JamesStendebach alone so he can spend time with me and not his phone. Thanks.
— ashleymichelle (@AshleyDowda) November 18, 2014
He'll be with you in a minute, Ashley. Right now, the world needs him.