Enes Kanter to Start Game 1 as LeBron James’ Waterboy

The Choke is satire. This is not real. What’s really anyway? Are we even, in the grand scheme of things, real? Let’s not talk about semantics of realness. Bluh.

Enes Kanter wants LeBron James to prove he’s the real king of New York. Oddly enough, the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar would like the New York Knicks big man to be his personal waterboy.

For the uninitiated, Kanter said the following in a Twitter Q&A because why in the heck not?

“People keep debating about who is the king of New York. … Hey LeBron, yes, you really want to be king of New York? Come and prove it. I’ll see you July 1st, brother. Good luck,” Kanter said.

That’s not just some super random dig, but one that dates back to this Instagram post from James:

When reached for comment, James and ClutchPoints had the following exchange:

CP: Did you hear what Enes Kanter had to say about you?

LBJ: Who?

CP: The big guy on the Knicks.

LBJ: Kristaps…

CP: No. The other big guy.

LBJ: Is Eddy Curry still there?

CP: … Did you hear what Enes Kanter had to say about you?

LBJ: What does he have to do with the Knicks? Wait. He’s on the Knicks? What did he say?

We relayed the quote you already read.

LBJ: King of New York? (Giggles loudly while eating a neon green grape) I don’t need to prove poop to that guy. What’s he think; that he can goat me to join his crappy team with his dopey owner by way of some BS Twitter challenge? I wouldn’t even dump an ice bucket over my head if Enerst Kanter asked me to.

CP: His name is Enes Kanter.

LBJ: Enerest. Enes. I don’t care. Cavs in four.

CP: …

LBJ: What’s his number? He can be my waterboy. Like, my personal waterboy. I will tip him every time he gets me a liquid refreshment. And by tip, I totally mean…

A PR person on behalf of James then cut the conversation short, but thanked us for bringing this to LeBron’s attention.

So, no real update if LeBron James is staying in Cleveland or headed to New York.

BREAKING: Drake joins Cavs season-ticket waitlist after Raptors get swept

You know his face. You know his name. You also know he’s known for two distinct properties within the entertainment industry.

  1. Music
  2. The Toronto Raptors

This may be changing before our very eyes.

Confirmation has come our way that diehard Raptors fan Drake has joined the Cleveland Cavaliers season-ticket waitlist.

As common as the relationship between the NBA and hip-hop industry has been through the decades — the Notorious B.I.G and an unnamed New York Knicks player (presumed Anthony Mason) as just one lyrical example — is as uncommon as it feels when the ultra-popular Drake is proudly repping his hometown team north of the border.

Yet there he’s been, always backing the squad that fails to carry over regular-season success into the tournament — the NBA Playoffs. Seemingly nothing could deter Drake’s love for his hometown squad. Even Twitter squabbles with LeBron James Jr. couldn’t possibly turn the man.

That is, until, now, on the night the Toronto Raptors were officially eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four quick and merciless games.

It started with a known Drake buddy opening his mouth.

Due to the location of Game 4, Cleveland, Drake was not in attendance with The King demolished his boys. He does travel well via Spike Lee circa 1994 at times, as we all know, but down 0-3 against James, he didn’t make the trip.

Instead, he was hanging with the boys — and one boy in particular who loves his social media.

Drake Tweet

The artist formerly known as the Raptors fan didn’t respond to the tweet, but also couldn’t. Apparently, he, Odell Beckham Jr. and friends were watching the game from wherever they roamed on Monday night and OBJ just felt like stirring the pot.

After it reached the masses, the tweet was deleted.

Of course, the New York Giants star receiver idolizes the greatest basketball player walking planet Earth. Everything he does is further motivation for the LSU product (as revealed with his most recent LBJ tweet).

ClutchPoints reached out to its most trusted Cavs source and received an extremely confirming response about Drake’s plans to move his support south of the border:

“Just stay tuned. That’s all I’m going to say right now,” sources told Rook Hoyle of ClutchPoints in response to Drake’s desires to get involved with the Cavs organization.

Though Drake is still known for two things, the second item is a bit different after Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals:

  1. Music
  2. Bandwagon Leaper
  3. Philadelphia Eagles fan
  4. Houston Astros fan
  5. Alabama Football fan
  6. Villanova Basketball fan

Did I say two items? Well … you get the idea.

Drake should now be known as the artist formerly known as the NBA fan with integrity.

Update:

In response to the overwhelming reaction, Drake has responded.

He admits to contacting the Cavs organization, but does not admit a change of allegiance. In fact, he’s selling the idea that it’s pro-Toronto.

“Yeah, we contacted the Cavs. It has nothing to do with Game 4 or the series. In fact, none of ya’ll would know if I was taking this course of action for a specific reason.

“What if my presence at Cavs games actually helped the Raptors? Umm, scouting for example? Listen, my boys were once bounce of the ball away from making this thing a legit series. One hoop, one pass, one right bounce and the Raptors would be moving on.”

The Choke is satire. This is not real. What’s really anyway? Are we even, in the grand scheme of things, real? Let’s not talk about semantics of realness.

LeBron James claims he got hacked on Instagram after making King of the North post

The Choke is satire. This is not real. What’s really anyway? Are we even, in the grand scheme of things, real? Let’s not talk about semantics of realness. Bluh.

LeBron James claims he did not go on Instagram after his game-winner against the Toronto Raptors to declare himself the true King of the North.

For those unaware, depending on if you believe James or not, a rather petty post popped up on the King’s Instagram page following his absolute destruction of Toronto on Saturday night.

“After the game,” James began while speaking to ClutchPoints, “I did what I always do. I talked to the media, then immediately ate 24 grapes. I eat 24 because 23 would be taken out of context and all you media folk would say it would have something to do with Michael Jordan or whatever.”

Clearly, the grapes thing is about Michael Jordan. We reached out to Jordan for comment on the grapes, but His Airness was currently figuring out a way to draft a player from North Carolina for the upcoming NBA Draft.

Season after season, James has been responsible for the Toronto Raptors failing to reach whatever goal it is people in Canada believe the franchise should meet. It’s the same song and dance, with North America’s friendly neighbors from the North believing there’s an NBA conspiracy that puts their favorite team’s playoff games on NBA TV.

Considering that plays a part in this LeBron James/grapes/Instagram scandal, we reached out to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver for comment.  He was happy to respond to our request for a statement with the following email response:

“Dear Adam Silver, do you hate the Raptors and purposely choose not to air them on regular picture-box channels? – CP Reporting Staff Intern Justin

“Yes. We don’t put the hapless Raptors on normal broadcasts because no one wants to see Toronto players losing prematurely in the NBA Playoffs. Ask anyone, things going away prematurely is the worst. If the Raptors want to be on TNT or ESPN or any other channel than NBA TV, they could STOP SHOOTING SO MANY MID-RANG JUMPERS.”

It’s hard to tell, but I’m no sure that solves whether or not Adam Silver dislikes the Raptors.

Adam Silver
CP

Eh, I digress…

James did go on to tell us that he “only deleted the post because he has much respect for Jon Snow” and that he’d “prefer to punch a real dinosaur in the mouth than play Toronto again next season” because it’s about time for a real challenge.

Of note, while interviewing James on Sunday morning, he was eating what appeared to be neon green grapes. He was drinking a glass of chocolate milk, donning a t-shirt with Michael Beasley’s face on it, and speaking with a French accent.

When asked about the French accent, James responded, “I do not know what you’re talking about, chap.” He then proceeded to speak as if he were from Australia — a clear shot across the bow at Philadelphia 76ers talent Ben Simmons. He was unaware he should have called our intern mate instead of chap.

“What is the North, really?” James said unsolicited. “Think about it rationally. They took an idea from the Game of Thrones, hurled it on their uniform, and I’m supposed to be OK with them being kings of a directional thingamabob. I shall have no such tomfoolery in my league.”

James then took a bite out of his fifth neon green grape as if he were eating a tiny cheeseburger and continued, “If they get to call themselves Kings of the North, I am King of Cleveland and King of Westworld and King of Lobster Salads.”

The legendary forward would later lament that there are currently no rules for who or what is considered a king. He considers the NBA’s current “King or No King Policy” too loose.

“There should be set guidelines on who gets to be called a king,” said James. “My last name is James. There was a King James at some point during the history of the world. So, ugh, yeah. Of course I get to be a king. Plus, you know, I’m gosh slam un-bleeping-believable.”

Then LeBron James began to grow visibly frustrated with our intern as us paid reporters stayed in the background and let him get verbally abused because we don’t like Justin the Intern all that much to be honest.

“You come to my palace, Intern Justin, and think you can ask me about an Instagram post that I 100 percent did not post because I was busy eating 24 grapes? This shall not stand.”

As James finished his statement, Intern Justin ran away and the rest of the paid reporters quickly followed.

Did LeBron James actually get hacked? The world will never know, but at least we all got to witness The King eat neon green gapes. Well, not all of us. Just those of us who work at ClutchPoints.

Oh, and Intern Justin. But he quit to “find himself” and planned to backpack across The Outback.

Breaking: Sixers shopping Ben Simmons for lottery picks after 0-3 start

“THE CHOKE is the parody side of ClutchPoints. Everything seen and heard here is purely for entertainment and comedic purposes.”

Perhaps it’s simply emotion. Maybe it’s that newfound successful strategy pushed to the ultimate degree. Right now, we don’t know and won’t find out until, most likely, the Summer of 2018.

Moments after their disheartening 101-98 loss to the Celtics in Boson on Saturday night, Philadelphia 76ers general manager Bryan Colangelo stunned the world with one startling quote.

“Perhaps we haven’t found that true face of the franchise yet, Colangelo proclaimed after his team’s disappointing Game 3 failure. “All options, including lottery (picks) are on the table in exchange for every player, No. 25 included.”

Of course, No. 25 is Ben Simmons, the man whose talents are undeniable. But, overall, he’s been terrible in the series.

Finishing with just one point on 0-4 shooting in Game 2, his seven assists and five boards weren’t nearly enough to overcome his nightmarish offensive output. All told, he finished with a team-low -23 for the night.

In Game 3 on Saturday night, his 16 points simply couldn’t get the job done and apparently, Colangelo was not impressed.

The talk of lottery selections and the NBA organization of Philadelphia is nothing new. Former front office boss Sam Hinkie literally coined a new phrase common from coast-to-coast that rallies around team ineptitude in the hopes to acquire talent and finally reach that mountaintop.

Trust the process.

With the likes of Simmons and Joel Embiid leading the way, Trust the Process has finally reached a climax during the season of 2017-18. Philly finished third in the East with a 52-30 mark. Though he stepped down after Colangelo was gobbled up, Hinkie’s name has lived on in a unique fashion. Many bash the former talent boss. Other credit him with the Sixers’ success.

Either way, he’s still very much interested in his former squad and offered up a ClutchPoints exclusive reaction to Colangelo’s words.

“Yeah, I heard him say it. I guess I rubbed off on him more than I thought (during the short time we overlapped).

“If it was up to me, Simmons and Embiid would be up for sale. Sure, 52 wins are great, but can these two actually lead a squad to an NBA Championship? That’s the ultimate question that needs answering and in this league, if you’re not the clearcut favorites, you might as well finish 30th. Like Ricky Bobby said, if you’re not first, you’re last.

“Wait, wait, before you hang up … Josh (Harris), listen (owner for the Philadelphia 76ers), I changed my phone number recently. Issues with the ladies. You don’t wanna know. Anyway, I emailed you my new cell yesterday, the day before … and last week … and a few months ago. Just want to make sure you got it.”

Down 0-3 to the Boston Celtics, Colangelo’s Philadelphia 76ers, with Ben Simmons in tow, will be looking to cut that series deficit in front of the disgruntled home crown in Game 4.

All that’s left is allowing it to play out. Will Mr. Simmons respond to such incredible words from his GM in the midst of an actual second-round playoff series?

Paul George’s Daughter “Fed Up” with Russell Westbrook, Demands Transfer to LA School District

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BEL AIR, LOS ANGELES — Following OKC’s embarrassing first-round loss to the Utah Jazz, rumors about Paul George’s future with the franchise returned to the hot stove. The 5-time All-Star has been linked to his hometown Los Angeles Lakers since last offseason, and there’s a growing belief he’ll head to Tinseltown this summer.

That notion heightened on Thursday afternoon when George reportedly pulled his daughter Olivia out of Heritage Hall a month before the end of the school year. The 4-year-old just wrapped up the standardized testing required in the state of the Oklahoma before entering kindergarten, but she still hasn’t taken her Peace And Conflict Resolution and Astrophysics finals.

Now, sources tell The Choke that it actually wasn’t Playoff P who took Olivia out of Heritage Hall. Rather, his daughter has demanded a transfer to the LA Unified School District after growing “fed up” with Russell Westbrook’s selfish play, which has made her father grow irritable at home.

Olivia tells The Choke that George regularly plays Fortnite rather than reading bedtime stories, no longer cuts her food before meals, and keeps a detailed statistical breakdown of “father-daughter” time, never exceeding the state’s required allotment (although she adds that he always makes sure to hit double-digits).

“I just want my dad back to normal,” said Olivia, who is already fielding scholarship offers from LA’s top private elementary schools. “He puts on a straight face for the cameras, but behind the scenes he’s miserable thanks to Uncle Russ. 43 shots in an elimination game? You’re not Jesus Shuttlesworth, and those weren’t the Monstars.

“I always have my daddy’s best interests in mind, and it’s time to get out of this toxic relationship.”

While it’s unclear which school Olivia will land with, exclusive sources tell us that the growing favorite is Notre Dame Prep, where LeBron James and his wife toured last September.

Leaked: LeBron James bashes 5 Cavs teammates after horrendous 1st Round

There you are, sitting on your futons with iPads or Samsung Galaxys in hand, waiting for the NBA Playoffs to begin. Twitter, SportsCenter and TNT with the fellas do their best to provide the latest and greatest concerning the hardwood, but ultimately come up short in the end.

Why? Well, it’s simple … none of the above have Rook Hoyle.

Thank the basketball gods for creating the wheeling and dealing scoop-master for he is bringing an NBA goodie to the table on the eve of Game 1 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors. (And yes, I even type in the third person.)

LeBron James is exhausted. Rook Hoyle understands it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that. It took seven long, hard-fought games for The King to take down the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs and your boy Rook has the fallout concerning just how disappointed the walking court king is with his Cavs teammates.

From blasting past performances to coaching future efforts, LeBron ain’t happy. Here are the insider quotes from Cavs shootaround.

5. Tristan Thompson

LeBron James: “Tristan, my guy. You know you’re my guy, but come on now … that Game 7 performance … is 10 rebounds all you got? I don’t care if Moses Malone somehow reverts back to his 24-year-old self and signs a 45-day contract with the Raptors. You better pull down at least 20 in Game 1 and when you do, don’t you dare look at the rim. Seriously, if you dribble, you better head right to the locker room and start showering. Pull that board down be in tune with LBJ. Find LBJ. Love LBJ. I’m leading the squad with 10 boards a game through the tournament. Step it up.

“Just think this … think of that loose ball as one more opportunity Khloe’ can make your life miserable. Grab that board before it happens.”

Tyronn Lue
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue answers questions during a news conference before an NBA basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and the Cavaliers, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

4. Tyronn Lue

LBJ: “Ty, you already know the signal. If I bend over, touch my nose three times after tugging on my shorts, that’s the sign that I may decide to take myself out of the game. But remember, that’s just a ‘maybe.’ As you know, that’s not a guarantee. Be prepared.

“Oh yeah, that reminds me, that quote the other day about ‘trying to be smart about monitoring my minutes’ … hell of a job playing the part. For Game 1, come in the locker room 20 minutes later than you usually do. I have a plan for the boys. I’ll let you know at halftime.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TonAjOTKDc

3. Jose Calderon

LBJ: “Yo, Jose … have my halftime snack and hydrating platform ready to go. We cannot afford another Game 3 mishap. Wait, wait, wait, in fact, leave the bench with two minutes on the second quarter clock to get that head start.”

2. J.R. Smith

LBJ: “J.R., what in the world are you doing? Is that a Big Mac?”

J.R.: “Yo, Bron, you gotta check this out. MJ and Larry once played for a Big Mac. It’s gotta be the ultimate NBA Playoffs food. I ordered four of ’em. You want?”

"The Showdown" - Bird vs. Jordan McDonald's ad - 1993

LBJ: “Just shoot better man and stop thinking. You’re gonna hurt yourself. This .313 field goal percentage ain’t gonna cut it. Start shooting the lights out or you’ll be shipped back to the Knicks. Or worse yet, the Thunder.”

1. Larry Nance Jr.

LBJ: “Larry, listen up … remember that controversial Kobe Bryant tweet back in the day? Well, guess what? My boy Kobe is locked and loaded. He has only one job on the night of Game 1 and it’s watching the game while sitting on Twitter. The sheer ideas this man had in bringing you and the Nance name down is amazing. It’s almost like he had these ideas already ready …

“Anyway, keep doing that bench thing or tomorrow morning, that Twitter account, email and phone is gonna be loaded with laughing emojis all your expense courtesy of one Kobe Bryant.”

Final Thoughts

How does one carry a team through the NBA Playoffs like LeBron has so many times with his talentless bunch around him? Now you know. When it comes to the ability labeled “leadership,” LeBron James is second to none.

“THE CHOKE is the parody side of ClutchPoints. Everything seen and heard here is purely for entertainment and comedic purposes.”

The Choke: LeBron James texts Victor Oladipo 16 seconds after he texts his trainer

LeBron James evaded a potential first-round disaster. The Cavaliers escaped a relentless Pacers team by four points to capture their fourth win in the series.

16 minutes after the game, Pacers star Victor Oladipo texted his trainer, asking when they’ll start training for next season. 16 seconds after that text, while still connected to Quicken Loans Arena wifi, Oladipo received a text from James. The following is a leaked transcript of their conversation.

16 minutes and 16 seconds after a hard-fought series, and the two leading scorers for their franchises have only the utmost respect for each other.

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Exclusive convo: LeBron James reaches out to Kyrie Irving after season-ending injury

“THE CHOKE is the parody side of ClutchPoints. Everything seen and heard here is purely for entertainment and comedic purposes.”

The only thing available to you, the fan, is what’s announced publicly. It rarely amounts to much. These world-class athletes don’t only fly by defying physics, they remain extremely smart off the court as well (in this crazed media-driven world of sports).

But hey, your boy Rook Hoyle has you covered.

My sources came through with a gem as LeBron James called his former showrunner, Kyrie Irving, to express his condolences (and much more) on the awful news of his season-ending surgery that’ll surely doom the Boston Celtics 2018 NBA Playoffs run.


LeBron James: “Hey Kyrie, what up?”

Kyrie James: “Man, hey LeBron … you know what up.”

LB: “Yeah, I just heard the news, man. Hey, hold on for a sec.” (Indistinct chuckles among a few individuals in the background.)

KI: “Yo, LeBron, you have me on speakerphone? You know how I hate that. Remember that night in San Antonio? Is that people laughing? Who’s laughing? Where are you?”

LB: “Oh, no, no, man. It’s all good. Something happened on the TV. It’s just my family. We’re playing Hungry-Hungry Hippos, watching a little Netflix.”

Kyrie Irving LeBron James

KI: “Alright.”

LB: “Where are you?”

KI: “Man, I’m all messed up. Nursing this knee, getting ready for that knife on Saturday,” (referring to his season-ending surgery).

LB: ” ……. ” (Indistinct “No more Boston” chant in the background.)

KI: “Yo, is that Kevin (Love)?” Man, what the hell’s he doing there? I thought it was just your family?

LB: “Kevin? Who, Love? No. Get outta here, man. What kind of strong-ass medication they have you on already? You’re hearing things. It’s just me and my family.”

Anyway, just wanted to give a should and let you know how sorry I am about this thing. Seven-point-four seconds left in the game and you get hurt? Come on, man. In Houston. Rough, man.”

KI: “Yeah.”

LB: “Wouldn’t have happened if you just stayed in The Land.”

KI: “What?!”

LB: “Oh, you know what I mean. Just saying, I always had your back. No way your knee would have betrayed you if I was still your guy.”

KI: “What the hell are you talking about Bron?”

LB: “Anyway, I gotta get back to this ‘No More Boston’ party … yo, Kevin, pass me the Funyons!”

KI: “Yo, what?! You said Love ain’t there.”

LB: “Oh no, man. That’s (Kevin) Hart. He about to talk about that one time he and Shaq went to Cabo and they did that thing I was telling you about … ”

KI: “He playing Hungry-Hungry Hippos too?”

LB: “Good catching up. Gotta go, man. Stay healthy.”

KI: ” … ”

Your man Rook has the audio transcripts of this very conversation, but for legal reasons, it cannot be shared or embedded anywhere. The dialogue alone proves that LeBron James is not only the one of the greatest of all-time, he’s a caring individual who loves all current and former teammates.

Once a LeBron teammate, forever one.

BREAKING: Derek Jeter returns to Yankees to chase World Series No. 28

Dreams can come true as New York Yankees can attest to. Not only have dreams come true 27 times in the organization’s illustrious history, but they’ve come to fruition once again on this particular Sunday.

ESPN’s Buster Olney had it first. The great Derek Jeter is returning to the Yankees to play at the age of 43.

Derek Jeter

Jeter, 43, is an owner of the Miami Marlins. General thinking leads to assumptions that an owner cannot also play for another organization. He can own and play for the same team, but not two teams.

This is untrue.

According to an old baseball bylaw rarely cited and established in the early 1930s, the owner-player rule doesn’t apply for the “other” league. It was established when the great Rusty Glassclock, owner of the Cleveland Indians, decided he wanted to give it a go with Dem Bums, the struggling yet rebranded Brooklyn Dodgers of the NL.

Despite baseball attempting to mesh everything together, the AL and NL remain separate entities.

Since Jeets owns a National League club, he has every right to gain employment for any American League organization. And because his comeback bid will be short-lived, once done with the Yankees, he can return to full-time business duties in Miami at any time.

Jeter has yet to comment on the report, but the Yankees have dropped hints that this too-good-to-be-true story is real. Current shortstop Didi Gregorius has already tweeted in relation to the news, assuring everybody that the 43-year-old Jeter won’t be playing shortstop.

Didi Gregorius

General manager Brian Cashman wouldn’t confirm the report but did offer interesting words on the biggest Yanks news since Giancarlo Stanton.

“Listen, there is no official word from an organizational standpoint yet,” Cashman said. “Derek Jeter is a beloved Yankee who’s the owner of the Miami Marlins.” Until something changes, I have no comment on the matter.”

“Yet?” Yes, he did say “yet.”

Speculation has Jeter coming back to get his legs under him for a month or two prior to rejoining the team around the MLB All-Star break. With the current rotation of players at third and second base, it’s easy to speculate that he’ll be playing one of those two positions. It’s extremely doubtful—even without the Gregorius tweet—that he’d be playing shortstop at age 43.

Expect official word from the New York Yankees and Derek Jeter’s camp to come down on Monday.

Also, expect your friends to laugh uncontrollably at you once you make mention of this headline. Derek Jeter would probably fall down while trying to leg out an infield hit at this age. Mrs. Jeter would also provide a nice tongue-lashing if Jeets left her all alone with young daughter Bella Raine.

He’s not coming back nor could he ever own one MLB team and play for another.

It’s April Fool’s Day … “yet” again.

BREAKING: Odell Beckham Jr. traded to Patriots for Rob Gronkowski, 3 picks

It has actually happened and it’s not Los Angeles or San Francisco. Odell Beckham Jr. is officially taking his talents north to the greater New England area.

In a stunning announcement on Sunday, the New York Giants have announced the transaction that is trading Odell Beckham Jr. to the New England Patriots. Adam Schefter of ESPN first mentioned the possibility, but, sufficed to say, it was met with extreme skepticism.

OBJ

It wasn’t until the Giants organization itself announced the news that fans were fully able to regain consciousness.

In acquiring Beckham Jr., Bill Belichick relents Rob Gronkowski, a 2018 first and third-round draft pick and a 2019 second rounder. It seems the master has done it again. He’s killed two birds with one stone as Gronk’s recent words and actions actually had some thinking he was on the brink of retiring from the league.

One of the greatest tight ends in NFL history made it crystal clear the retirement talk was nonsense. In fact, the wild card that put this blockbuster deal in motion was the one-on-one conversation Gronkowski had with Giants owner John Mara on Tuesday of last week.

“I don’t know where these people come up with this stuff,” Gronkowski uttered while smiling ear-to-ear at the prospect of moving to Manhattan. “They really need to go out and get a life. I never once mentioned the word ‘retirement.’ Everything’s simply been about taking it slowly and figuring out what the best route was for me moving forward.

“Today, I’m a freaking Giant. I can’t wait to get going.”

Gronkowski, 28, is still relatively young and combining with the talent the Giants currently employ on the outside—Sterling Shepard, Brandon Marshall—the move makes complete sense. Pair Gronk with young Evan Engram and Eli Manning and Pat Shurmur suddenly have a two-tight end personnel grouping to die for.

Up north, obviously, Beckham to the Pats is an all-world move. Tom Brady has repeatedly stuck by his claim of playing into his mid-40s and he’s still several years away from that magic mark.

Beckham, 25, has shattered wide-receiving records over the course of his first three years in the league. With 4,424 total receiving yards and 38 touchdowns, he’s jump-start on Canton is legendary for a kid his age.

What the polarizing Jints decision came down to was value. While, publicly, they made the right moves, the organization was extremely frustrated and upset with the recent negative OBJ headlines.

The infamous pizza, white powder and brown cigarette video apparently set them off the edge. Gettleman did admit other offers were coming in heavy—the rumored Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and even little-brother New York Jets—but the prospect of adding a rejuvenated Hall of Fame tight and three draft picks was too much to pass up.

“We love Odell Beckham Jr. and appreciate everything he’s done for this franchise,” Gettleman, the man who once said no to Josh Norman while in Carolina, uttered. “It was just time for a fresh start.”

“We believe the addition of this particular tight end fits our head coach and quarterback much more given the current state of affairs of our depth chart and offensive system.”

It’s time to rewind the clock a bit to the Randy Moss days. The last time Tom Brady came equipped with a Hall of Fame receiver he put up a cool 4,806 yards and 50 touchdowns.

Odell Beckham Jr. has yet to comment.

You’ve yet to comment as well. That’s right. You. The reader. The date is April 1, 2018. Forget actually telling you what this particular date represents. We’ll give you the chance to Google it first.

Sike. OBJ is still a Giant and Gronk is still confused as ever. We got you.

April Fools.

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