Roy Hibbert posts idiotic tweet about San Bernardino victims

When it comes to the tragedy of the San Bernardino shooting on Wednesday, Roy Hibbert's  heart might have been in the right place, but his fingers surely weren't.

In a prime example of "think before you tweet," the Lakers center shared his thoughts of the tragedy on social media, but it sure came out sounding bad — really bad.

Hibbert tweeted: "Despite losing games left and right my heart hurts more for those affected in the #SanBernardino shooting."

Despite losing games left and right my heart hurts more for those affected in the #SanBernardino shooting.

— Roy Hibbert (@Roy_Meets_World) December 2, 2015

It didn't take long for Twitter users to pounce, with one tweet saying "I'd f---ing hope so Roy, c'mon man" and another adding "Jesus I would hope so. basketball games aren't human lives."

One user responded: "this tweet will be deleted soon. Comparing a mass shooting to losing basketball games.. What a big moron"

Hibbert hasn't deleted the tweet as yet, and I'm sure it was just a case of not expressing himself carefully, but you can bet he'll think first before posting the next time.

LeBron James get flagrant for elbow to Roy Hibbert's face (VIDEO)

If Wednesday night's wildly physical regular season game between the Heat and Pacers is any indication, a playoff meeting between these two teams will be a rough-and-tumble affair.

It was so rough that even LeBron James was called for a flagrant foul after driving into Roy Hibbert during the second half of the 84-83 Pacers win.

A rarity for James.

James' elbow went high, whether to make contact or to try and get around Hibbert for the layup, and hit Hibbert under the chin. Hibbert landed and seemed disoriented. He tried to get up, and then fell back down.

Hibbert would go to the bench, be treated, leave for the locker room, then return to shoot the free throws for the flagrant. He would then leave again, presumably for the NBA's concussion test protocol, and then return to the game.

Ironically, after the loss to the East-leading Pacers, it was James who took issue with how hard fouls on him — and hard contact dealt out by him — were officiated.

"I don't want to fall into the pit of what's going on," James said, when asked in the visiting locker room if he felt he was being targeted by the Pacers when he went to the basket. "You see me and Blake Griffin, we take some hard hits. They call it how they want to call it. It's very frustrating though. Very frustrating."

Roy Hibbert had a Bengay issue Friday night

A lot of people must have been wondering why Roy Hibbert looked so mad during the Pacers' win over the Bobcats Friday night; because after the game the Pacers star tweeted this explanation:

I looked angry during the game its cause I used flexall/Bengay on my knees under my black tights. Somehow it got on my balls. Burned so bad
— Roy Hibbert (@Hoya2aPacer) December 14, 2013

Hibbert — despite the burning sensation between his legs— still had 18 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

As any woman can attest — tights and Bengay — not a good mix.

LeBron gets started on his man-cave photo gallery with devastating block of Splitter

LeBron James must have been inspired by Roy Hibbert's idea of using a photo of a monumental block to decorate his man-cave so the Miami Heat star went out and got one for himself.

James' fourth quarter block of big man Tiago Splitter in a 103-84 defeat of the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the 2013 NBA Finals resembled Hibbert's rejection of Carmelo Anthony in Game 6 of the Pacers-Knicks Eastern Conference semifinals last month.

Hibbert was sent a couple framed photos of his iconic block and made no secret he planned to adorn the walls of his man-cave with the mementos.

James' and Hibbert's blocks are almost identical in composition and end with the same dramatic result — total demoralization of their opponents.

LeBron's posters should be in every Heat fan's man-cave by Game 3 on Tuesday.

Hibbert posterizing his man cave with photos of epic block on Melo

Carmelo Anthony may never accept an invitation to Roy Hibbert's house but, if he does, the New York Knicks star might want to avoid his host's man cave.

Hibbert, the Indiana Pacers' 7-foot-2 center who tormented the Knicks forward during the Eastern Conference semifinals, is planning on decorating his house with not one — but at least a couple — large, framed posters of his epic blacked shot against Melo in the playoffs.

The photo shows Hibs going above the rim to block Melo's shot with his left hand when the Knicks led 92-90 with 5:04 left in the fourth quarter of Game 6. The game-changing block turned the tide of the game as the Pacers went on a 16-7 run to win the contest and snuff out the Knicks season.

He posted the pictures of the framed photos on his Twitter account with the message: "Got 2 of these now. 1 from a real good friend here in Indy. The other from the @Pacers Def man cave material."

Got 2 of these now. 1 from a real good friend here in Indy. The other from the @pacers Def man cave material. twitter.com/Hoya2aPacer/st…
— Roy Hibbert (@Hoya2aPacer) June 7, 2013

It shows just how easily one player's bulletin board material becomes another's man-cave decoration.

Chalmers uses Hibbert's head to save ball from going out of bounds

It's been a rough Eastern Conference Finals playoff series so far for Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert. So far against the Miami Heat, Hibbert has been benched in crunch time and kneed in the groin. In the third quarter of Game 3 on Sunday, Mario Chalmers used Hibbert's head to save the ball from going out of bounds by intentionally bouncing it off of his opponent's melon.

It looked like a schoolyard game of dodgeball bombardment.



It got even worse for Hibbert as the Heat went on to easily beat the Pacers, 114-96, for a 2-1 lead in the series.

Remember, if you can dodge a wrench ...

Roy Hibbert rejects Carmelo Anthony at the rim when it counted most (VIDEO)

Lance Stephenson might have been the catalyst in Saturday night's Game 6 series clincher over the New York Knicks but it was Roy Hibbert's emphatic late-game rejection of a Carmelo Anthony dunk that represented how much the bigger, stronger Indiana Pacers dominated the Knicks under the basket throughout the series.

After the Knicks had taken a 92-90 lead on J.R. Smith’s three-pointer with five minutes left, Anthony had a chance to extend it, but Hibbert — who dominated the paint — blocked Anthony’s dunk attempt after Anthony had spun past Paul George along the baseline. It was Hibbert's fifth block of the night.

Orange ball, say hello to Hibbert's hand.

“That was a big play by Hibbert,” Anthony said. “It kinda shifted momentum a little bit.”

Over the next three minutes, Indiana scored nine unanswered points while Anthony fell apart. He committed three turnovers, starting with an offensive foul, and also missed a pull-up jumper and the Pacers eliminated the Knicks and moved on to the NBA Eastern Conference finals with a 106-99 victory.