Congratulations to UCLA alum Matt Barnes on his new decision to join the medical field!

Here’s the celebratory message that he left on Twitter via his Blackberry:

“Its official I AM A LOS ANGLES LAKER. I wanna thank u for all ur patients and understanding. This is a dream come true!!! Good lookn Kobe”

This is a great model for all athletes, letting them know that they can use their athletic gifts as a tool for – what?  He’s not a doctor…and he’s joining the Lakers…to play basketball?…but he said “patients”…

Oh, he meant “patience”…OK, now I got it.

I guess Twitter should integrate a spelling and grammar check, along with a questionnaire prior to typing a message that will enable readers to understand what it is that the person is really trying to communicate.

Or, I guess I could just learn to have more patients with tweets from athletes.

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