The Chirp

The Players' Tribune

The Voice of the Game

May 18, 2015

This is The Chirp, your all-inclusive look at the best observations, jokes and photos that athletes have recently shared on social media. Because while not every story can be told in 140 characters… some can:

Former NBA center Brian Scalabrine just can’t get on the Rockets’ bandwagon:

I been drinking H8ERADE on @Rockets all year and they proved my wrong once again....@warriors in 4
— Brian Scalabrine (@Scalabrine) May 18, 2015

…but Bears guard Kyle Long found someone who can:

.@BarstoolBigCat this guys feeling it pic.twitter.com/sbk0kHZlnV
- KL (@Ky1eLong) May 17, 2015

NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe on taking it too far:

J. Harden/Rockets closed out the clips in gm 7, but this shirt isn't podium worthy. Don't care the cost. pic.twitter.com/4S9Pbjby5t
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) May 18, 2015

Rams defensive end Chris Long and more on the Billboard Music Awards:

Didn’t know the BBMAs were a big thing until the Twitter came along
- Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) May 18, 2015

I'd think when artists are lip syncing, I'd actually be able to hear and/or understand the lyrics. But nope. #billboardawards
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) May 18, 2015

So first of all.. @taylorswift13 is ??? and second.. I'm diggin that Bad Blood music video remix
— Steve Johnson (@SJohnson831) May 18, 2015

I’m not even watching but Twitter tells me so far BIG WINNERS: Taylor swift LOSERS: everyone else
- Chris Long (@JOEL9ONE) May 18, 2015

Padres minor league first baseman Cody Decker on originality:

My favorite Hangover movie is the one where the guys dealing with the quirky repercussions of their previous actions......
— Cody Decker (@Decker6) May 17, 2015

USWNT forward Abby Wambach on overconfidence:

The problem with watching golf is that when I go and play, I honestly believe that I am a professional. Profoundly devastating when I'm not.
— Abby Wambach (@AbbyWambach) May 17, 2015

Heavyweight boxing champ Deontay Wilder on #PerfectTiming:

This butterfly landed on my hand right when they took the picture... #BombZquad #TheChosenOne #PerfectTiming pic.twitter.com/iHm7GeYoSu
— Deontay Wilder (@BronzeBomber) May 17, 2015

Panthers cornerback Charles Tillman is in for a long flight…:

Really...you had all that time to fart in the terminal but wait until you get on the plane. Not coo!???
— Charles Tillman (@peanuttillman) May 17, 2015

Olympian Lolo Jones has a new look:

?Snapchat:lolojones pic.twitter.com/2WXUTuA6VM
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) May 18, 2015

NFL defensive end Adam Carriker on #TweetLife:

I try to use proper grammar and punctuation in all of my tweets, until I'm about to go over the 140 character limit... & den u no how it b.
— Adam Carriker (@AdamCarriker94) May 18, 2015

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