The big problem? About 15 minutes passed between the first tweet about Kobe and the tweet that he was joking. More than 1,700 people have retweeted the first one so far. About 50 have retweeted the second one. Ah, the best and worst of Twitter.
Michael Rand is the Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer. In 20 years covering Minnesota sports at the Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything.
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