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After his play-by-play partner noted that Snell’s struggles are likely the result of a recent bout of the flu, Jefferson did what Jefferson does.

“Well, he’s shooting like he had the coronavirus,” he quipped. “That’s the way he’s shooting right now. So hopefully he’ll be feeling better and get his stroke right.”

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Naturally, Twitter had some thoughts:

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Listen, I love an inappropriate joke as much as anyone. But timing and delivery are key, and neither has ever been the Phoenix native’s strong suit.

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To date, the coronavirus outbreak has infected over 7,710 people and taken 170 lives, with 38 of those deaths and 1,737 of those infections occurring within the last 24 hours.

Needless to say, it’s probably not the best time to get that joke off.

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Neither Jefferson nor ESPN has publicly responded to the backlash, but the similarities between his juvenile humor and the coronavirus are impossible to ignore—the world would be a much better place without either.