Elliott mad at SI for saying he was high

To be blunt, Ezekiel Elliott is furious.

The Cowboys star running back threatened to sue Sports Illustrated on Monday after the famed magazine ran a column online with the headline, “Ezekiel Elliott Forgets to Log Off, Admits to Being High on Twitch: Traina Thoughts.”

The opinion piece was written by sports media columnist Jimmy Traina in response to a video that went viral Monday in which Elliott said he was “low-key faded,” slang that is sometimes associated with being under the influence of alcohol and marijuana simultaneously.

“Actually I was referring to the few drinks I had which I said during the live stream. Doesn’t that make this defamation? You guys will [be] hearing from my lawyers @SInow,” Elliott tweeted Monday.

Elliott made the “faded” comment after appearing to forget to log off Twitch, the popular video game streaming platform.

“Bro, I’m low-key faded,” the 24-year-old said while looking at his phone, before turning to his computer and realizing, “Oh no, I didn’t even end my stream yet.”

Elliott in a series of tweets went after the magazine, which has been gutted by layoffs in recent years.

“I expect that from little gossip site but Sports Illustrated? REALLY?” Elliott wrote.

The Sports Illustrated story was scrubbed off the site shortly after Elliott’s retort, but then reappeared following the publication of The Post’s report.

“A previous version of this story included a headline with an incorrect interpretation of Elliott’s meaning of ‘faded,’ ” a correction atop the updated story read. “We apologize and regret the error.”

Sports Illustrated declined to comment on Elliott’s tweets when pressed further by The Post.

Elliot as of late Monday had not responded to the outlet’s statement.

Traina also deleted a tweet from his account referencing the story and did not immediately return a request for comment.