So, this is what former Wizard and current Nugget JaVale McGee tweeted yesterday ...

Just copped a pet platypus .... #swag

— Pierre McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) May 14, 2012

And this was the picture he posted of them ...

We let it slide because, frankly, those didn't look like JaVale McGee's hands. Also, wouldn't an athlete want to include a picture of his face with those adorable little platypuses?

Anyway, we let it slide, but others didn't. It got picked up here. And here. Even our own Bullets Forever linked to it.

Today, McGee tweeted this.

Uh ok didn't know that Peter an Paul ( my pet platypus') were poisonous..... If ur hand turns Barney purple that's not good right?

— Pierre McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) May 15, 2012

That was followed by this.

Jokes up!!!!!!!

— Pierre McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) May 15, 2012

And this ...

I can believe I fooled fans into believing I bought some platypus' but reporters?

— Pierre McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) May 15, 2012

And, finally, this ...

Media: u guys didn't check ur sources before writing the story? All u had to do is go to google images...Smh...Sbn...Some others n dc. SHAME

— Pierre McGee (@JaValeMcGee34) May 15, 2012

And we're done here.