ESPN Asked To Use A Photo From The Wrong Sports Fan

A New England Patriots football fan hilariously shut down a photo request from ESPN over Twitter on Monday, after the network apparently failed to realize its past Deflategate coverage would hit a deep nerve.The explosive exchange started after Abdul Dremaliposted a photo of a man holding a motivational sign along the Boston Marathons route. It showed the third-quarter score fromSuper Bowl LI, when the Atlanta Falcons were still crushing the Patriots before their comeback.this guy is at the #BostonMarathon right now motivating the runners. i love boston. pic.twitter.com/jOT6kmRJhK abdul (@Advil) April 17, 2017 What started as an innocent request for permission to use the photo led to a fiery slap 'containing some inappropriate language.@Advil Hello. May ESPN have permission to use this photo on all platforms with a courtesy' ESPNAssignmentDesk (@ESPNAssignDesk) April 17, 2017 @ESPNAssignDesk after the witch hunt ESPN led against tom brady' absolutely the fuck not. in fact block me right now. go fuck yourselves. abdul (@Advil) April 17, 2017 Dremali, in some colorful words,denied ESPNs request and instructed the network to block him right now.He wasnt unmerciful to other news outlets requests. He just really has a problem with ESPN.@Advil Hey! Can @7News use your picture with courtesy' We promise we're not ESPN Korey O'Brien (@koreyobrienTV) April 17, 2017 @koreyobrienTV @7News pic.twitter.com/Z3jSK6GnF2 abdul (@Advil) April 17, 2017 Why so much grief'ESPN has been demonized by loyal Pats fans who have criticized the outlets reporting on inflation levels of footballs used by Patriots quarterback Tom Bradyin a 2015 championship game with the Indianapolis Colts. As the Boston Globe pointed out Monday, this isnt the first time a fan has spat back at a photo request from ESPN over Twitter due toDeflategate, either.But the feud goes both ways: ESPNs SportsCenter account apparently blocked Dremali on the social media platform.W pic.twitter.com/aOhgEiZxgO abdul (@Advil) April 18, 2017 type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related... + articlesList=55ea587ce4b002d5c0762dfe,55e86c63e4b0c818f61afb74,578916c9e4b08608d334554e,57326855e4b096e9f09321f4 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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