Williams-Goss refutes fake tweet that he’s made decision

In his Grip on Sports column today, Vince Grippi provides the latest on Gonzaga Bulldog Nigel Williams-Goss:

Everyone who calls themselves a GU fan is waiting for Nigel Williams-Goss to make a decision about the NBA draft. Will he declare? Will he hire an agent? Will he just come back for one more year?

He hasn’t decided yet. But that didn’t stop a fake account, one that calls itself a parody account of ESPN basketball writer Jeff Goodman, of fanning the flames. The fake account said Williams-Goss was headed to the NBA.

And some people bought it.

So many, in fact, that Williams-Goss had to take to the Twitterverse and clear it up. “Heard some rumors circulating… just to be clear I still have not made any final decisions regarding my future,” he tweeted early yesterday afternoon.

There may be one good development from this odd adventure, however.

When the fake tweet started circulating, Gonzaga fans started reacting. And they were mainly positive of Williams-Goss’ decision, even if it wasn’t true. Their reactions prompted the point guard to retweet their responses and to add his commentary.

“Just in case anyone was wondering what the GU FAMILY is like… just look at some of these retweets.” And then he used the emojis that denote thankfulness.

Now that’s an Easter egg Gonzaga basketball fans can actually be excited about finding. Full Grip on Sports column here.