Stoudemire later took to Twitter to express his remorse:
I am so mad at myself right now, I want to apologize to the fans and my team, not proud of my actions, headed home for a new start— Amar'e Stoudemire (@Amareisreal) May 1, 2012
We all have done thing out of anger that we regret.That makes us human. Bad timing on my part. Sorry guys. This to shall pass.— Amar'e Stoudemire (@Amareisreal) May 1, 2012
By that time, however, the fire extinguisher in question had already launched a counter propaganda campaign of sorts, taunting Stoudemire, the Knicks and their fans via Twitter. @AAAExtinguisher (Stoudemire botched his post-loss therapy at American Airlines Arena in Miami) tweeted this challenge to Stoudemire about an hour before the player's public apology:
Come at me, bro @amareisreal— Fire Extinguisher (@AAAExtinguisher) May 1, 2012
Later, the extinguisher answered a fan's question to shed some light on how the one-sided altercation got started:
Amare. He said my mama puts out. RT @Andrew17Bynum The sports world needs ANSWERS. We need the TRUTH, @AAAExtinguisher, so who started it?— Fire Extinguisher (@AAAExtinguisher) May 1, 2012
Tuesday morning, it responded to Stoudemire's apology with a dig at his offensively-minded (to put it mildly) teammate Carmelo Anthony:
This too shall pass. Unlike Melo. RT @Amareisreal We all have done thing out of anger that we regret.Sorry guys. This to shall pass.— Fire Extinguisher (@AAAExtinguisher) May 1, 2012
@AAAExtinguisher has spent the rest of Tuesday tweeting bon mots and bantering with media members. But it's just one of many fake Twitter accounts from the periphery of the sports universe. The moustache of Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville has its own account, as does the burly beard of San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson -- not the mention the dozens of accounts parodying people and organizations in sports leagues and media.
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