Knicks' O'Quinn recounts pulling epic social media prank on Seraphin
Kevin Seraphin apparently takes social media very seriously, which some of his New York Knicks teammates were all too eager to take advantage of last season.
Kyle O'Quinn told Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders about a hilarious prank involving social media that he and Carmelo Anthony pulled on Seraphin.
"Kevin Seraphin is obsessed with social media, so I unfollowed him on all of his accounts during last season," O'Quinn with a laugh. "I just didn't say anything and left him unfollowed for a few days. He was so confused. He really cares about that stuff, so he came to practice and was really concerned. It messed with his head. Carmelo played along and told him, 'If a teammate unfollows you, he's lost all trust in you. You need to fix this.' Other teammates went along with it too. Kevin was confused for a few days and then at a team dinner in, I think, Utah, I gave a big speech in front of everyone. I talked about how mistakes were made, but I was willing to give Kevin a second chance and put my trust in him again and rebuild our bond. He was smiling like a kid in a candy shop. Then, everybody just busted up laughing. Jose Calderon was cracking up, sounding like a little kid. That's when Kevin realized that I was messing with him the whole time and he started laughing too."
O'Quinn also expressed his excitement about working with new Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek.
"I think it’s a great hire. ... From just hanging out with him for a week down at summer league, he’s very personable, very straightforward and easy to talk to," O'Quinn said. "I think those are qualities in a coach that are underrated."
- With h/t to Uproxx