Tag: social media
NBA
Portland Trail Blazers: Meet the Team Behind the NBA's Top-Ranked Twitter Account
The NBA, a multi-billion dollar product and world's best basketball league, has tons to offer for new and existing fans. Not just fans of basketball, fans of entertainment and the full in-game experience. The growth...
NBA
Why the NBA's Media is Great
Besides the obvious points like “it’s fast paced”, “fun to watch”, and “enjoyable”, the NBA has become so much more. Since the Finals have started we’ve had many storylines and intriguing questions. But for the...
Culture of Hoops
Tyronn Lue Quietly Sends LeBron A Message
Image Courtesy of Erik Daniel Drost/Flickr . Tyronn Lue 's first statement as Cleveland Cavaliers coach appears to have been quietly made. Two weeks ago, Lue pulled LeBron James aside and, in so many words,...
Culture of Pop
Zayn Malik, One Direction, and the Internet Generation
Through a crack in a door, a camera looks into the bedroom of a teenage girl: she pummels a pillow into her bed, screams something inaudible, then sobs uncontrollably. It loops, then starts again. Peek....
Culture of Hoops
Dwight Howard Burns Twitter Troll
Professional athletes are expected to be docile when confronted with insults. If an athlete responds in kind, they are publicly vilified by the media and fans for being too sensitive and lacking self-control. However, on...
