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Athlete Tweets Of The Week: LeBron James, Jose Canseco, Kevin Durant AND MORE (June 22-28)

Best Athlete Tweets Of The Week
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Editorial Fellow, Huffington Post

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Whether they were sharing their opinions on the wardrobe choices of a certain wire walker or expressing shock at the dismantling of the Boston Celtics, athletes were once again not shy with their personal perspectives on social media this past week.

Among the topics generating the most chatter were the raising of the Stanley Cup by the Chicago Blackhawks, a landmark Supreme Court ruling and the mayhem at Wimbledon. Amid the usual non sequiturs and unsolicited movie reviews, one PED-tainted slugger welcomed another to Twitter, with a ... unique choice of words.

As is custom, we've tirelessly scoured our timeline to bring you what we believe to be the best and most memorable insights that athletes had to offer via Twitter this week. Let us know which athletes you believe had the best ones.

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Before You Go

Athlete Tweets (June 22-28)
Andrew Shaw, Chicago Blackhawks(01 of30)
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Self-explanatory.
Gosder Cherilus, Indianapolis Colts(02 of30)
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Amen.
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder(03 of30)
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Kevin Durant Durant Signs With Jay-Z's Roc Nation Agency
LeBron James, Miami Heat(04 of30)
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A view of King James' instagram account seemed to indicate he was enjoying the victory parade.
Sean May, former NBA player(05 of30)
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But others remained dubious.
Jose Canseco, retired MLB player(06 of30)
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Looks like Jose isn't ready to let bygones by bygones in his feud with Alex Rodriguez
Ben Smith, Chicago Blackhawks(07 of30)
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Similarly self-explanatory.
Michael Schwimer, Toronto Blue Jays(08 of30)
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RE: the Supreme Court's landmark DOMA and Prop 8 rulings this week.
Donte Stallworth, NFL free agent(09 of30)
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Sydney Leroux, US Women's Soccer(10 of30)
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Hard to refute that logic
Antoine Walker, former NBA player(11 of30)
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Nope, it's not.
Steve Cishek, Miami Marlins(12 of30)
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But that doesn't mean the Celtics weren't making big moves nonetheless this week...
Metta World Peace, Los Angeles Lakers(13 of30)
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I'm going with Fat Joe myself.
Chad Johnson, ex-NFL player(14 of30)
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Just don't pat your Orca on the butt
Zac Dalpe, Carolina Hurricanes(15 of30)
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Tyler Colvin, Colorado Rockies(16 of30)
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Adam Eaton, Arizona Diamondbacks(17 of30)
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Thurman Thomas, HOF NFL running back(18 of30)
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Matt Daniels, St. Louis Rams(19 of30)
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Sabine Lisicki, tennis player(20 of30)
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RE: Rafael Nadal's surprising first round exit at Wimbledon
Andy Roddick, ex-tennis players(21 of30)
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And then Azarenka, Sharapova, and Federer were felled, too.
Paul George, Indiana Pacers(22 of30)
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The Denver Nuggets finally granted Brain Shaw what dozens of figures around the league knew was due to him a long while ago: a head coaching position.
Tyrell Sutton, CFL player(23 of30)
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Chris Dickerson, Baltimore Orioles(24 of30)
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Watch out for the blue shells...
Brett Anderson, Oakland A's(25 of30)
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We knew something was missing from Man of Steel, we just couldn't put our fingers on what it was.
Omar Bolden, Denver Broncos(26 of30)
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No but they seriously are
Tobias Harris, Orlando Magic(27 of30)
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Maybe institute other penalties? For example: too many flops?--no pizza for lunch, kids.
Kenny Anderson, retired NBA player(28 of30)
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Sean Doolittle, Oakland A's(29 of30)
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relax Sean
Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians(30 of30)
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I'm cool with it if you are
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