Since winning the NBA Finals in the month of June, fans of Cleveland sports have been talking mad trash — and rightly so. It was the city’s first championship since 1964.
But in particular, Cleveland fans unleashed viral memes, trolling the Golden State Warriors for their epic 3-1 collapse.
My have the tides turned.
The Indians blew a 3-1 lead in the World Series Wednesday in a decisive Game 7, and lost three consecutive games to the Chicago Cubs. It was a fantastic season, but it ended in heartbreak.
Twitter, and the world in general, was waiting to hit Cleveland with a little karma.
Man 3-1 sucks
— Draymond Green (@Money23Green) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/Kxngsosa/status/794021633824464897
Lakers coach Luke Walton looked at a TV just now, saw the World Series score, laughed & said with a huge grin, "How's that feel, Cleveland?"
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) November 3, 2016
And now, an important message from Wrigley Field 😂 https://t.co/feVF9mHCdd
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 3, 2016
Dammit, Cleveland. There's a time and a place for this stuff! pic.twitter.com/f47XiU0GE6
— James Dator (@James_Dator) November 3, 2016
Say it ain't so. The Drive. The Fumble. The Shot. The Decision. The Storm?
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/iamjoonlee/status/793989577111441408
"The 3-1 joke is on you now, Cleveland!" pic.twitter.com/E9Hgdi5pEm
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/DylanADeSimone/status/794039371221504001
Like, I'm not even gonna fake it though. I said 3-1 jokes lame all summer but BEST BELIEVE IM LETTING THESE FLY IN A COUPLE HOURS
— 🫵👍 (@AndyKHLiu) November 3, 2016
U win some, u lose some, but u live, u live to fight another day. #yankees
— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 7, 2011
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/793991213464649729
LeBron James was in attendance and the Indians blew a 3-1 lead in the World Series. Wild.
— Steve Berman (@BASportsGuy) November 3, 2016
City of Cleveland & Major League Baseball needs to mandate that they can begin selling beer again at this game. Doing it sober is impossible
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) November 3, 2016
The Accuweather forecast for Cleveland is interesting. pic.twitter.com/zqwoIp8s07
— Sweet Meteor O'Death (@smod4real) November 3, 2016
Ben Zobrist is a gift from Oakland for you Cleveland.
— Made in Golden State (@MadeInGoldenSt) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/793985548503412739
https://twitter.com/NotDomingoAyaIa/status/793973338406350848
No pressure on the Chicago or Cleveland columnists, but the column you write 2nite will hang over sports bar urinals forever and ever.
— Bob Kravitz (@bkravitz) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/nick_opincar15/status/793610054004043777
https://twitter.com/smartfootball/status/794032997645303808
the browns will never blow a 3-1 lead tho
— alex (@steven_lebron) November 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/jasonrmcintyre/status/793837248785424384
Right, because Miami never happened. pic.twitter.com/meCtoZSJei
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) November 3, 2016
The Cavs ring takes a shot at the Warriors. Check the bottom, 3-1 in garnet stones. pic.twitter.com/RFmXdtdix9
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/Cianaf/status/794003681226223616
https://twitter.com/jkg1225/status/793993112716619777
Problem with all the gloating over CLE blowing a 3-1 lead is this:
LeBron is quietly loving Tribe meltdown; leaves him as sole civic hero.— Brian Murphy (@knbrmurph) November 3, 2016
