Spencer Dinwiddie could be an All-Star this year thanks to Twitter

Spencer Dinwiddie could be an All-Star this year thanks to Twitter by Kunal Kohli

The Brooklyn Nets get their second chance at the Celtics

The Brooklyn Nets get their second chance at the Celtics by Omri Benami

In the past few days, a Twitter movement calling for fans to vote Spencer Dinwiddie has been growing. We talked to @Chargersrock54, the man who says he started it all.

Why did you start the movement?

I just really wanted to get an unknown player I liked watching in the All-Star Game. I’ve been a fan of Dinwiddie since his Colorado days and have followed him. I attempted to do the same thing last year with him, but it never got the same support.

When did you first realize that Spencer Dinwiddie had All-Star potential?

Last year when he started breaking out for the Nets. When the Nets picked him up, I noticed a major improvement in his play from Detroit, and noticed that he was becoming a great player.

How often do you vote for Dinwiddie?

Since we started this movement, at least 100 times a day. I vote through Twitter on my main account and an account I made just for voting, and that’s including retweets and voting online.

If Spencer Dinwiddie was voted in as a captain, who do you think he would pick to be on his squad?

Can’t read his mind but I’m sure he’d do everything to make it entertaining. Maybe bring in Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis and just have some fun with it.

On Saturday, Dinwiddie acknowledged the movement. What was it like knowing that he was aware of something you started?

This was an insane moment, when he was still on the Bulls he actually had replied to my tweet before but something like this was crazy. It was at this point I noticed this was real, we have the player on our side, we can actually make this happen.

If Dinwiddie makes the team, who is the next Net you’re going to try to vote in?

I’m actually a Nuggets fan not a Nets fan, but next year maybe a healthy Jeremy Lin for my friend @CandyFlossMH, let’s keep it going with guards!

This interview has been edited for clarity.