Twitter After Dark: The Tyler Johnson Theory Has Gone From Laughable To Intriguing, One Tweet At A Time

The after hours of Twitterland are a comprised wasteland of trash talk and K-Pop trolls, but there can be more to siphon from the tank than just gibberish and clever use of GIFs. Naturally a theme of contract negotiations and postgame wrap-ups tend to be the more coherent of the abundant offering available, although other ideas evolve with legs of their own stride.

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The Suns cutting Tyler Johnson on February 10th so he could help the Nets against the Blazers in a pivotal game that could grant them a playoff berth on August 13th pic.twitter.com/bfx1SbtUJm

— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) August 14, 2020

It was written in the stars. Tyler Johnson beat the Blazers. Believe. #ValleyBoyz pic.twitter.com/nsfcql6opS

— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) August 13, 2020

Leading up to the pivotal matchup between the Portland Trailblazers and Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, a theory surrounding Tyler Johnson’s trade from the Phoenix Suns to the Brooklyn Nets on February 6th began to swirl in the flutter of social media timelines.

What started as a lighthearted insinuation took flight on the wings of the easily-persuaded with access to keyboards and the internet, and wishful thinking almost became reality for Phoenix Suns fans everywhere.

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Enjoy the next couple hours. I'm gonna unplug for a bit, relax, and think about how proud I am of this team. 8-0…it was just unthinkable to me a couple weeks ago.

See you at 9 PM (EST), when Tyler Johnson is gonna serve Portland a spanking and get us in officially.

— Sam Cooper (@scooperhoops) August 13, 2020

Caris LeVert & Tyler Johnson rn pic.twitter.com/EtGqfdyRiD

— THE HOOPERS VOICE (@thehoopersvoice) August 14, 2020

Tyler Johnson’s efforts in the department of aid to the Phoenix Suns were noteworthy, scoring 16 points in 24 minutes off the bench, going 2-4 from three-point range and adding two assists, a steal, and a rebound.

However, the Suns, despite their strategic February trade to the Nets, had an 8-0 playoff bubble bid thwarted by the relentless Trailblazers winning over Brooklyn, in an epic 134-133 finish.

Devin Booker when he sees Tyler Johnson pic.twitter.com/9EAfIAeIs6

— 🧌. (@HrayrHD) August 14, 2020

They had Tyler Johnson looking like CP3 please stop this nonsense https://t.co/gqyLFQessW

— Juan 🇸🇻 (@LOLL________) August 14, 2020

i love the nets for not benching their main guys in their bubble roster, tyler johnson made every suns fan proud

— yo (@ccarlosshg) August 14, 2020

This rando Tyler Johnson legit looks like the dickhead that broke my PSP in middle school and that pisses me off

— arm (@_rmandt95) August 14, 2020

Invoking such a range of emotions in one evening is an accomplishment unto itself, and Brooklyn Nets fans certainly do have something to be excited for with their shiny new weapon coming on behalf of a trade-prayer gone awry. But perhaps the Nets will have a few added satellite fans via Phoenix in this postseason, given Johnson’s heroic efforts on their behalf (we’d like to think anyhow).