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Rockets Taunt Mavericks With Violent Twitter Image, Then Delete

4.29.2015

After the Rockets eliminated the Mavericks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Rockets' Twitter feed "sent a message with a pistol aimed at a horse's head" with the caption, "Shhhh. Just close your eyes. It will all be over soon." The tweet was deleted. The Mavericks' account responded, after which the Rockets tweeted an apology (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 4/29).

@HoustonRockets Not very classy but we still wish you guys the best of luck in the next round.
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) April 29, 2015

Our Tweet earlier was in very poor taste & not indicative of the respect we have for the @dallasmavs & their fans. We sincerely apologize.
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) April 29, 2015

It is "not uncommon for the accounts of rival NBA teams to have some fun at one another's expense," but the Rockets "may have gone too far" (WASHINGTON POST, 4/29).

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