The user responded, rightly, that Michael Jordan might not be a great asset as a player these days (though, in the humble opinion of The Takeout’s staff, he has great taste in tequila). He also suggested that maybe current player Zach LaVine, who’s got a hell of an outside shot but has also had some injury problems, was a worthy replacement. Jimmy’s Famous Seafood found that proposal somewhat lacking.

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And this, dear Reader, is when the young guard got involved.

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A nice little comeback! But LaVine was not prepared for how thoughtfully the restaurant was considering his other allergies:

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To his credit, LaVine took it in stride, probably because he’s making a shit ton of money and can’t eat shellfish anyway, so what the hell does he care?

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Thus endeth the food-related social media spat of the week (h/t Yahoo Sports). I shall say no more, except to share my new favorite basketball-adjacent Twitter thing, from my beloved C.J. McCollum of the Portland Trail Blazers.

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I bought the shirt.