NBA player learns the hard way that maybe Instagram isn't the best place to find tacos
What we have here, folks, is a play in two acts about the consequences of taking advice from strangers and the questionable decisions we all sometimes make.
Our tortured protagonist: NBA point guard Ty Lawson, who plays for the Sacramento Kings.
ACT I
On Tuesday night, Lawson asked his Instagram followers to recommend a "bomb taco Tuesday spot in Sacramento."
Seems simple enough. But ...
*cue ominous music*
ACT II
The Kings had a game Wednesday night at home against the Brooklyn Nets. But according to a tweet shared by sideline reporter Kayte Christensen, Lawson was listed as questionable for that game as of several hours before tip-off.
The cause: gastroenteritis, a malady defined by vomiting and diarrhea. Coincidence? The internet thinks not.
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The lesson, as always: Be careful where you taco Tuesday.
Topics Instagram
Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
