Most importantly, Kevin Love got snubbed but picked up Tweet of the Night as a consolation prize.
Second-most importantly, Lang Whitaker continued his meteoric rise into the mainstream media by co-hosting the awards with Shaquille O’Neal and Rick Fox. Before there was Twitter, and before there were hashtags or #trendsetter shout-outs, Lang was a trendsetter himself.
For example, before the retro jersey fad came and went, Lang once covered a Mavericks-Knicks game at
The first ever Dundies Awards NBA Social Media Awards took place tonight on NBA TV, hosted by Shaquille O’Neal and Rick Fox. To see all the nominations and the available awards, click here. Kevin Love, who made a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s show just last night, was nominated for his “haircut” photo, but fell short against Jeremy Lin’s “couch” photo (which was actually taken by Landry Fields). As you can see by the tweet, Love wasn’t too happy about