Gordon Hayward's "Decision"-mocking video was mocked in turn Tuesday. SALT LAKE CITY, UT – MAY 6: Gordon Hayward #20 of the Utah Jazz looks on against the Golden State Warriors in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on May 6, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
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The NBA world was sent into a tizzy Tuesday with reports (most notably from ESPN’s Chris Haynes, but also the Boston Globe‘s Adam Himmelsbach) that Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward planned to sign with the Boston Celtics in free agency, then subsequent reports (most notably from CSN NE’s Sherrod Blakely) that Hayward hadn’t decided yet, others (most notably Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune saying Hayward kept changing his mind), and hours of further waiting. Amidst all this, Alex Kennedy dug up a 2011 video with Hayward parodying LeBron James’ “The Decision,” announcing that he was “going to take my talents to StarCraft 2 and join the IGN Pro League“:

That led to plenty of mockery, and understandably so:

https://twitter.com/helpamstressed/status/882348612755365890

https://twitter.com/KyleCopier/status/882311258501816320

It also led to plenty of people digging up old, indecisive tweets from Hayward:

And also, times he’d complained about a wait:

Perhaps this is all just confirmation of Malinowski’s First Law:

https://twitter.com/erikmal/status/499761684009873409?lang=en

[For The Win]

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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.

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