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Twizzlers vs. Red Vines: Civil War Erupts on Twitter After LeBron Celebrates Lakers Win With a Snack

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Between thumping their chest, high-fiving their teammates or screaming into the heavens, there’s no shortage of ways for NBA players to celebrate a much-deserved win.

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But after busting the Pelicans’ ass with a 40-point assault in the Lakers 118-109 victory, LeBron James opted for something a bit more subdued: He tore up a pack of Red Vines.

https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1232545545559764992

And with the internet being the internet, this then sparked a heated debate between man, woman, and celebrity over which licorice is superior: Red Vinesβ€”the obvious choiceβ€”or Twizzlersβ€”the Flo Rida of candy. (Editor’s note: Wrong.)

https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1232634583239331840
https://twitter.com/Akbar_Gbaja/status/1232641021399502849
https://twitter.com/elizabethminy/status/1231718048073011201

NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal added his two cents on Tuesday night’s Inside the NBA, confusing the two for the same brand by declaring, β€œWhite guys call it Red Vines, black people call it Twizzlers.”

https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1232546513252798464

Believe it or not, he wasn’t alone in that painfully wrong line of thinking either.

https://twitter.com/wendyradio/status/1232688410613239809
https://twitter.com/marcushjohnson/status/1232543861462966272

And of course, Black Twitter offered its always entertaining opinion as well.

https://twitter.com/imdirtydan14/status/1232551299834667008
https://twitter.com/officialjayr__/status/1232691008414134272
https://twitter.com/UrLoverGod/status/1232688229553524736

As the war rages on, it’s looking like Twizzlers is getting left in its own hollow, tasteless dust. We already know where LeBron stands, but what set do you rep?

Are you Team Twizzlers or Team Red Vines?

Editor’s Note from News Editor Monique Judge: As a media organization, The Root stans for Red Vines, and we disavow anyone who claims Twizzlers is the superior licorice candy. OK, maybe not everyone at The Root feels this way, but I do, and that’s what counts.

Editor’s Note from Managing Editor of The Glow Up, Maiysha Kai: Wrong.

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