Jimmy Kimmel celebrates Game 1 of NBA finals with NBA mean tweets

Jimmy Kimmel Live hosts a special NBA edition of &quot;mean tweets&quot; — (Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Before the Golden State Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavs, 108-100, in Game 1 of the NBA finals on Thursday night, Jimmy Kimmel had Warriors star Steph Curry and other NBA personalities read mean tweets about themselves. The joy from Kimmel's mean tweets is in the reader's reaction. In this case, Wesley Matthews was incredulous, Deandre Jordan insulted his insulter back, Curry insulted his coach, Draymond Green just laughed, and Blake Griffin offered some constructive criticism, politely given that he was just compared to Lindsay Lohan. Watch and enjoy below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.