'Tweet of the Year': Sen. Ted Cruz slam dunks on Deadspin

This happened on Tuesday night:

Send us proof of Ted Cruz playing basketball https://t.co/MgGLnsscPf pic.twitter.com/mpxI5EBQkK

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 23, 2017

And Ted Cruz responded:

what do I win? pic.twitter.com/9XuRmmIkJS

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017

And Twitter reaction:

https://twitter.com/Peekaso/status/824052330236641282

pic.twitter.com/e9Bab3xynx

— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) January 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/josh_hammer/status/824051267232301056

pic.twitter.com/VrTSWhQeTz

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 25, 2017

@TurdGuy @Deadspin dammit did I just like Ted Cruz?

— Clue Heywood (@ClueHeywood) January 25, 2017

pic.twitter.com/SGzIHbfhlx

— Dustin Gale (@Dustin_Gale12) January 25, 2017

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— Babino (@Babino) January 25, 2017

i have proof he can dunk right here where he dunked on you in this tweet

— David Hill (@davehill77) January 25, 2017

Deadspin’s response:

Go eat shit.

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 25, 2017

Senator Cruz responds:

pic.twitter.com/TMiDBco2TB

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017