Three NBA players teamed up to improv a likely Hassan Whiteside joke

Jazz center Rudy Gobert fired off a solid subtweet earlier this week.

You can have good stats but hurt your team... numbers do lie sometimes. #onlypeoplethatknowthegameunderstandthat
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) January 20, 2016

It wasn't directed at anyone in particular—at least, not obviously. That's the beauty of the subtweet. Sometimes, that just leaves you wanting to know more, though.

So, that's when Magic center Nikola Vucevic got involved.

@rudygobert27 I think you should tell us who you're talking about like a real man would
— Nikola Vucevic (@NikolaVucevic) January 20, 2016

The curiosity killed him as it did us. Gobert shook it off, though. Instead, he sent back a joke, pretending to call out Magic guard Evan Fournier, a teammate of Vucevic's on the Magic who is also one of Gobert's on the French National Team.

@NikolaVucevic Your teammate i think he had that ugly ponytail
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) January 20, 2016

Here's where things get interesting. Fournier slips in with a subtle jab:

@rudygobert27 @NikolaVucevic Blancoté ?? lool
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) January 20, 2016

As Deadspin pointed out, "Blancoté" is not a French word, but "blanc" does mean "white" and "côté" means "side."

Whiteside? The guy who leads the league in blocks and is in the top five rebounds?

This is far from the first time someone has accused Whiteside of posting empty stats, but it may be the subtlest jab at him yet.

(h/t Deadspin)