Among professional sports in America, the National Football League reigns supreme, but one would like to think that playoffs for any of the other major sports would be more important than the first round of another league’s draft.
Apparently not.
ESPN, which holds the broadcast rights to Thursday’s NBA playoff games, also hosts the NFL’s draft. Guess which show got top billing? Football’s offseason. Game 2 in Miami will be broadcast on ESPN 2, while 32 former college athletes will sit around waiting for a pro-football team to call their name from a podium.
In spite of whatever intrigue remains for the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat second round NBA Playoffs series after a 22-point Game 1 blowout, there is a lot of intrigue among NBA players for tonight’s NFL Draft.
Who is the 1st pick tonite in the @nfl draft
— nick vanexel (@vanexel31) May 8, 2014
I like Johnny football but I cant take him with 1st pick. Dont know much about Bortles and others. It will be an interesting draft
— nick vanexel (@vanexel31) May 8, 2014
Will Cowboys take Johnny football if he is there?
— nick vanexel (@vanexel31) May 8, 2014
#TBT #DraftDay! Good luck to all the fellas in the #NFLDraft, it will be a day you never forget pic.twitter.com/H9cuF4t4qQ
— Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) May 8, 2014
Who will the @Packers pick up tonight in the #NFLDraft ?
— Carl Landry (@CarlLandry) May 8, 2014
Good luck to all my buckeyes today… #nfldraft
— Jared Sullinger (@Jared_Sully0) May 8, 2014
— Jason Thompson (@jtthekid) May 8, 2014
#NFLDraft Draft today .. Lives will change in these next 2 days.. The grind starts today.. Good Luck to everyone..
— Troy Daniels (@TroyDaniels30) May 8, 2014
Unlike the others, Milwaukee Bucks point guard Nate Wolters isn’t simply approaching the 2014 NFL draft with excitement, curiosity or hope—he has a daring admission.
I feel like with draft day this is a good time to admit that I wanted Vikings to take Brady Quinn at 7 instead of AP.
— Nate Wolters (@NateWolters) May 8, 2014
Wow, Nate!? Really? Brady Quinn over Adrian Peterson? That’s a lot of honesty there. Better that you play basketball and not manage player personnel for NFL teams.
At least, among those looking forward to the Draft, NBA great Magic Johnson is also excited for Thursday’s series of NBA second round Game 2’s.
I’m looking forward to the Heat vs. Nets and Spurs vs. Trailblazers, both series play Game 2 tonight.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 8, 2014
I also can’t wait to see who the #1 pick will be tonight in the NFL Draft!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) May 8, 2014
Not unlike many other sports fans in America, I enjoy the NFL too. Fortunately, some living rooms have two televisions in them for just this purpose.
Time to watch some sports.
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