"In da locker room, snuck to post my twitt. We're playing the Celtics, tie ball game at da half. Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step up."
So Skiles had to do his own form of intervention, as reported on ESPN.com:

Skiles seems to have missed the point that the tweet may have been a form of self-incentive. Villaneuava acknowledge publicly that he needed to step up his game in the second half. If he didn't, his words would be out there to haunt him.
I figured it was only a matter of time before an athlete tweeted during a game. My assumption would be that Shaq would be the first. If this trend continues, think of the twitterific possibilities:
Michael Vick tweeting about his comeback attempt after prison, or better yet giving bite-by-bite descriptions from a dog fight.
Barry Bonds bypassing the media to report live from his own trial.
Some Nascar driver tweeting during a caution, or if it Ricky Bobby during a dash to the finish line.
Tiger Woods reporting each time Steve Williams takes out a photographer.
T.O. selling himself to the world after a touchdown. Oh wait, does the NFL have a rule against that yet?
Yes the possibilities are endless, but are they even useful?
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Skiles to Villanueva: No halftime tweets (ESPN.com)
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