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Celebrities of any stripes have immense power and can wield it with one social media post or two, and for proof of this effect, just see what Warriors star Kevin Durant tweeted today:

Is he re-thinking his decision to sign with the Warriors and not the Thunder? Did he forget something at his Phoenix hotel room? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Naturally, the internet at large pounced on this tweet as only the internet can:

https://twitter.com/seattle_super/status/793240688984858624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/KelbyMoon/status/793240472911171586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/AlexXSweatshirt/status/793234737905045504

https://twitter.com/jocjackson11/status/793254455424802818

Maybe he’s in deep thought about the Presidential election, or what Halloween candy is the best, or who really is responsible for the death of Harambe.

The power of social media, and the power of an emoji: all solidified with one tweet.

[ForTheWin]

About Matt Lichtenstadter

Recent Maryland graduate. I've written for many sites including World Soccer Talk, GianlucaDiMarzio.com, Testudo Times, Yahoo's Puck Daddy Blog and more. Houndstooth is still cool, at least to me. Follow me @MattsMusings1 on Twitter, e-mail me about life and potential jobs at matthewaaron9 at Yahoo dot com.

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