The 50 Most Controversial Tweets in Sports History

Seven years has given us plenty of material.

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July 15, 2006 is a day that will forever live in Internet infamy. That’s right, it’s the day that Jack Dorsey’s microblogging and social network sensation, Twitter, became live and operational. It's also the day that agents and PR reps everywhere felt a cold shiver down their spines as they could almost sense that their star athlete clients would soon pass beyond the realm of press release protection. Since Twitter’s inception, sports figures have done everything from offending minorities to committing complete career suicide in 140 characters or less (we see you Donald Young) and all with the simple click of an innocent blue button.

Current Arizona Cardinal, Rashard Mendenhall, even managed to turn himself into an Enemy of the State with his controversial Twitter use. In celebration of this game changing social media tool, we've decided to look back on seven years of ratchet sports figures posts, so from Michael Jordan’s son hollering at porn stars to Troy Aikman not knowing what the hell a Direct Message is, check out, the 50 Most Controversial Tweets in Sports History.

Written by Adam Silvers (@silversurfer103)

50. Stay Classy, Brandon McDonald

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49. "I Wasn't Up at 2 a.m. You Freaks"

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48. Fighting Words

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47. Maturity at Its Height

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46. Ladies and Gentlemen, Rampage Jackson

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45. A Picture Is Worth a Ton in Divorce Alimony

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44. Relax, Football Fans, Reggie was "Good!"

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43. Should Twitter Have an Age Limit?

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42. "Just Kiddin'"

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41. Rookie Mistake

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40. Support for Support

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39. Twitter Is a Young Man's Game

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38. Shareece Wright Has his Bags Packed Already

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37. My Dad Could Beat Up Your Dad

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36. Ever Get a Super Cool Tat...on Weed?

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35. Hey 'Melo, This Is What Craigslist Is For

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34. It Ain't Tricking If Your Dad's Got It

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33. WhitLOCK It Up, Bro

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32. Get at Me, Dog

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31. Classlessness All the Way

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30. And If Cancer was Called Cheesecake...

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29. The Dreaded Direct Message that Wasn't

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28. Welcome to Buffalo, Richie!

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27. Does Listening to Justin Bieber Get You Cut in the NFL?

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26. #Teamsheikie

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25. The Honey Badger Takes Off What He Wants

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24. The Wizards Are Really Tough—After Games

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23. And What Is It You Do Now, Mr. Johnson?

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22. The Most Inappropriate Hashtag Ever

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21. "Dewey Defeats Truman!"

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20. Darnell Dockett, the Profile

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19. Fitting Rooms Are for Trying on Clothes, Chad

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18. Football Johnny Hints at a Possible Exit?

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17. Don't Drink and Tweet

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16. "I Know You Are, But What Am I?"

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15. #enoughsaid

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14. School Shootings! Lolz

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13. Courtney Fortson's Terrible Rape Joke Attempt

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12. Mendenhall Being Mendenhall

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11. The CLASSLESS Cardale Jones

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10. "Dear God, Why Do You Hate the WNBA So Much?"

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9. Good Lord, Will Hill

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8. Finally, Somebody Blames God

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7. If You Want to be a Badass, Don't Wrap it Up

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6. Sleeping on the Job

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5. Lost in Translation? We Think Not

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4. Never Ever Ever Ever EVER Get With Chicks Who Offer Services on Twitter

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3. "Wait, Twitter is Public?"

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2. Who Needs Money When You Have an Awesome Rugby Team to Root For?

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1. "Conversationalist and Professional Athlete"

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