Last night as the San Antonio Spurs rejoiced in a mild manner celebration after winning the 2014 NBA Finals, music manager and esquire Paul Rosenberg decided to use Twitter as his sounding board to be entertaining without thinking before he hit send.
In his disastrous attempt to be amusing, Rosenberg sent out the below tweet regarding ESPN’s sportscaster Stuart Scott.
wow RT @rosenberg: Stuart Scott needs a cheeseburger damn.”
— Justin Davis (@OGJOHNNY5) June 16, 2014
Over the years Scott has gone public with his ongoing battle with cancer, which reemerged last year for the third time.
After a follower informed Rosenberg of Scott’s condition, Rosenberg went on to admit his comments were idiotic and ended the topic by saying he apologize.
@djsoulnyc @billspec If that's true I didn't know and I'm a idiot for saying anything.
— Paul Rosenberg (@rosenberg) June 16, 2014
It’s possible that Rosenberg wasn’t aware of Scott’s battle with cancer before he decided to send out his tweet. However I would think once he was made aware of Scott’s battle with cancer, he would’ve shown more compassion and said more regarding his ill advise comments.
I'm deleting my insensitive Twitter message and hanging my head. I apologize.
— Paul Rosenberg (@rosenberg) June 16, 2014
This is yet another reminder that before you hit send and attempt to be funny online one should think first oppose to later.
Scott’s strength and courage propels others to never give up, and it’s unfortunate instead of marveling at his great interview with the usual reserve Kawhi Leonard the focus has been shifted to the insensitive remarks of Paul Rosenberg.