“@karchkevin: @swish41 If you were an ice cream flavor what would be in you?” vanilla — Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) August 26, 2012 There is a joke in there, let’s just say that. But there is something going on here in social media news, with another player taking to Twitter today to chat with fans. This afternoon, (nighttime in Germany) it was Dirk Nowitzki, who answered a string of questions from his tweeps about his favorite movie (“Braveheart”), his favorite color (blue or green),
Well since I’m up, it’s time for my fans. The 10 best questions for me to answer. U guys ready? Ready. Set. Go — LeBron James (@KingJames) August 26, 2012 And with that, LeBron James went on an impromptu Twitter chat shortly before 6 a.m. EDT today, two hours after he tweeted that it was lonely being the only person awake in the house and saying he’d unpack some boxes. James took questions from his tweeps and answered them, listing his favorite movie
From www.fiba.com Steve Nash does not play international basketball anymore, which is the biggest reason why Team Canada has fallen off the map competitively since in the 12 years since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when Nash, Todd MacCulloch and Rowen Barrett, coached by Jay Triano, won their group in pool play before losing in the first game of the knockout round to France. There is a story I have heard in the years since that gives some good
Hey wooooorllldd. Ya boy is back and I’m here in beautiful lala land. La wassssuppp. twitter.com/DwightHoward/s… — Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) August 25, 2012 Welcome back to Twitter, Dwight Howard. After an absence of 127 days, Howard posted his first Tweet since April 20 on Saturday, posting via Photobucket through his Android with a photo showing a view of the Los Angeles skyline in the far distance. That from the new crib, Dwight? The one you reportedly wrote a $20 million check for after getting traded
Think your team is making the playoffs in the West this season? If you don’t live in L.A., you sure about that? If your team is the Dallas Mavericks or Utah Jazz, you shouldn’t be so sure. The Western Conference has six teams that are postseason certainties and four teams that are locks for the lottery. That leaves five teams vying for two spots. The Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets are in. Each
The NBA is constantly active for the most part, but it does have quiet moments and phases in the summer — and we appear to be at one of those times. So what do we do when nothing is going on? Sometimes, asking players thought-provoking questions such as “Who do you think will win it all for the upcoming season?”, or “Who is the best player of all time?” can get us through a day, if the answers are interesting.
