At this point, it's probably safe to say that the "Meet me in Temecula" story has gotten a little bit out of control.
If you haven't been keeping up with it, it started back on Christmas Day when Twitter users @SnottieDrippen and @MyTweetsRealAF got into a back-and-forth beef on Twitter over Kobe Bryant's value to the Lakers. One thing led to another and @MyTweetsRealAF challenged @SnottieDrippen to a fight. @SnottieDrippen then told @MyTweetsRealAF to meet him in Temecula, Calif. And while @SnottieDrippen didn't end up showing up to the fight, @MyTweetsRealAF did make the trip to Temecula and was ready to go, which delighted Twitter to no end:
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Last night, @MyTweetsRealAF kept the beef going by dropping a diss track directed at @SnottieDrippen. And now, even Kobe himself has chimed in on the Temecula tweets. He was asked about the "Meet me in Temecula" story last night after the Lakers lost to the Suns and, while he hadn't heard anything about it, he told reporters that it proves that the "Mamba Army don't fuck around":
Kobe also said that he found the whole thing really funny:
If it hadn't already, this story has officially taken on a life of its own.
[via SB Nation]
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