Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge wrote on Twitter in May that his son, Tanner, had the integrity, education and experience to represent Utah in Congress. Tanner Ainge, a political novice, is among three Republican candidates vying for Rep. Jason Chaffetz's 3rd Congressional District seat.

The elder Aigne was seen as an asset to Tanner Ainge's campaign, at least until the Celtics landed free-agent Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward on Tuesday night with a four-year, $128 million deal.

The loss of Hayward, a fan favorite in Utah, likely won't help Tanner Ainge.

"We’re in an an age of crazy politics, so who knows what could set voters off,” Republican operative Chuck Warren told Newsweek.

Chaffetz stepped down last week to take a job at Fox News.The Republican primary is scheduled for Aug. 15.

As reports began to surface Tuesday that Hayward was heading to Boston, Tanner Ainge made a last-minute appeal via Twitter.

Once it became clear that the Jazz had no shot at keeping Hayward, those on Twitter had some fun with it.

The political punditry on Twitter then commenced.

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