It was a strange call. A bad call.
If you were a Seattle Seahawk fan (or just were invested in them) you yelled it at the television in your living room or at your friends in the bar — Seattle had arguably the best short yardage back in the NFL waiting for a handoff to try to win them the Super Bowl and beat the Patriots, why throw a slant pass into a crowded line of scrimmage?
You weren’t alone — NBA players were tweeting out their confusion and frustration as well. Starting with Seattle native Jamal Crawford, who expressed the pain of a city.
Damn................. Why didn't we just hand It to the best back in the league??????????????? Give him three chances to score!
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) February 2, 2015
Why the f,,,k would u throw a pass when u got #BeastMode in the back field. Who the hell called that play #waytoblowsuperbowl #dumbassplay
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) February 2, 2015
Jesus Himself the only person that would have kept me from giving marshawn lynch the ball and He would have had to come down and tell me.
— elfrid payton (@elfrid) February 2, 2015
Lil man said 'no way they throw it, that would be the dunmbest call ever'. He's 7
— andre (@andre) February 2, 2015
Worst play call of all time?? WOWWW
— Chandler Parsons (@ChandlerParsons) February 2, 2015
No words...
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) February 2, 2015
Even guys who grew up watching soccer were even confused.
Why? Why? Why? Go with #BeastMode...
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) February 2, 2015
But not every NBA player was sad.
Pats boy pic.twitter.com/2fMbFssDFW
— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) February 2, 2015