Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins offered an apology -- or at least a "my bad" to Stephen Curry for calling him a "front-runner" while mic'd up prior to Super Bowl LII.
Jenkins spotted Curry on the New England Patriots sideline wearing red, and identified him as a fan of the opponent.
"See, I knew I didn't like Steph Curry," he said to a teammate. "That's your boy, Steph Curry. Front-runner."
Curry saw the clip and reached out to Jenkins to let him know he was repping not the Patriots, but the Minnehaha Redhawks. Apparently, Curry is tight with someone with ties to the Minneapolis-based school.
Hey @MalcolmJenkins, they should have given you some glasses with that 🎤. I rep the @RedhawksAD. But appreciate the S/O and congrats on the ring bro! Philly looks crazy today! Tell @TorreySmithWR I said what up too
— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) February 8, 2018
Jenkins offered a mea culpa in return.
My bad... I saw red on the Patriots sideline and assumed you were riding wit them 🤷🏾♂️... plus my visor in Pre-Game was CRAZY!! 😎 Appreciate you bro! #FlyEaglesFly https://t.co/Y5Z7ktJQ72
— Malcolm Jenkins (@MalcolmJenkins) February 9, 2018
Thus marking one of the few times a Twitter interaction de-escalated a situation.