Today, in case you haven’t heard, is the 10 year anniversary of the launch of Twitter. Believe it or not there was a time when things such as mentions, hashtags, re-tweets and the always entertaining “Sliding in her DMs” weren’t a part of the cultural lexicon. A time where people didn’t have access to athletes, their personal lives or their daily thoughts.
To commemorate the special day, I thought it would be fun to share some NBA player’s first tweets, from the funny to the braggy to the inspirational and the completely random.
Enjoy!
(The “I’m Here World” Category)
LeBron James
(The Humorous Category)
Kobe Bryant
(The My Life is Changing Category)
James Harden
(The Coming Out With A Bang Category)
Kawhi Leonard
(The old man who doesn’t completely understand how to use twitter but still wants to assert his dominance category)
Phil Jackson
(The Teenager Who is Eating Chips and Playing Video Games Category)
Karl Anthony Towns
(Russell Being Russell Category)
Russell Westbrook
There you have it folks the twitter debut for some of the NBA’s most legendary and high profile players and coaches. Although I enjoy Karl Anthony Towns smooth, laid back approach to twitter and Russell living his life in all caps on and off the court, Kawhi Leonard wins the twitter war for me. How many people’s first tweet is sharing a moment with the POTUS in the White House? Well done Kawhi the social media world salutes you.
