Matt Barnes boycotts McNuggets after Shaq's son left off All-American team
It was the call to action heard round the world: "NO MORE NUGGETS!!"
With rosters for the 41st edition of the McDonald's All-American Game unveiled Tuesday, former NBA player Matt Barnes was incensed to discover that Shareef O'Neal - the 18-year-old son of Hall of Fame center Shaquille O'Neal, and the No. 24 high school recruit on ESPN's Top 100 board for the class of 2018 - was left off the roster completely.
Barnes was so angry with the high school basketball competition's title sponsor that he announced he would no longer allow his children to eat one of the fast-food restaurant's signature offerings:
The phrasing of Barnes' impromptu boycott creates a fair share of questions. Will Barnes' children be allowed to eat other menu items? Will Barnes himself still partake in the occasional six-piece Chicken McNuggets Happy Meal? Is McDonald's indeed "happy?" We have little recourse but to wait for Barnes' follow-up post.