Gatorade has apologized for tweets posted from the company's account after Miami Heat star LeBron James was forced to leave Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
James was forced out of the game because of cramps, a sign of dehydration. Temperatures in the arena in San Antonio soared during the game because of an air-conditioning outage, and the Spurs pulled away after James departed for a 110-95 win.
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Gatorade tweeted, "With a game this hot, we're right at home" late in the game. Several other now-deleted tweets followed from the account, including one saying, "The person cramping wasn't our client. Our athletes can take the heat."
James is a paid endorser of Powerade, a rival of Gatorade.
The Heat have Gatorade products on their sideline during games.
"I don't care," James said Friday when asked what he thought about the tweets.
A statement from the Spurs said the AC outage at the AT&T Center during the game has been repaired and that Game 2 will go on as scheduled.
"We apologize for the conditions in the arena during (Thursday) night's game," the statement said.
This story come courtesy of our sister station, WPLG in Miami.