Scrolling On Social Media Is Currently An Extra Strong Kick In The Dick For Indiana Pacers' Fans
When your team loses, the timeline is a torturous scroll filled with heartbreak. It used to be you could watch Sports Center for a week, but now you've got to avoid all forms of social media. The doom scrolling is usually bad enough seeing the opposing team victoriously figure out how to open champagne bottles because they are total fucking nerds pop bottles, but last night was the definition of adding insult to injury. I didn't think my mental state could get any worse after the broadcast showed the Tyrese Haliburton achilles injury so many times that the cursed image is seared into my retinas, BUT I'd be wrong.
The clips of the Indiana Pacers going back into the locker room and being greeted by Hali on crutches, or Reggie hugging a crying TJ McConnell, Mr. Haliburton's instant reaction to the injury, or the video of Hali slumped over in a wheel chair being pushed around like he's Drake in fucking Degrassi - it all flat out sucked.
Maybe I'm sharing so others can the pain of my fandom? Maybe it will lighten the load? These images with Knicks and Bucks losers trying to dance on your grave for being sad, it blows. An incredible season, with a playoff run of a lifetime that ended 24 minutes short of the ultimate goal, but I'm not ready to focus on the positives. Maybe I'll save the positives for next season to prevent the darkness from creeping in while Hali is rehabbing his injury. For now, I need to dwell on the bad parts for a bit. I'm like Stefon Diggs watching the super bowl confetti fall down on the Chiefs, I've got to soak it all in. Can't wait to get back on my phone in a day or two and start reading some uplifting WW3 content.
