In some respects, Twitter is great. It’s a platform that gives people access to real-time information and changes how we consume media.
It also hosts some of the worst people on the internet who say terrible things under the veil of anonymity.
ESPN NBA reporter Royce Young and his wife, Keri, lost their daughter, Eva, back in 2017 when she was stillborn as a result of a deadly and rare medical condition called Anencephaly. It was an unthinkable tragedy for the Young family, and on Sunday, one Twitter user exploited that information to make an attack on Young because this Thunder fan disagreed with a sports opinion.
It was a totally uncalled-for tweet, and Young responded to it with tremendous class and restraint.
Young let this user know that the tweet hurt his feelings, but in the immediate aftermath of that despicable tweet, the good part of Twitter showed up and rallied around Young.
NBA media personalities and fans all voiced their support for Young against the Twitter troll whose account was quickly deleted.
Keri responded to the tweet by urging people to become an organ donor.
On March 5, the family celebrated the birth of their youngest son, Everett.
