With the recent explosion of Twitter, the impact of the messaging service on the sports world has definitely been felt. Athletes of all sport constantly distribute tweets to their fans, who can easily keep up with what their favorite players are doing, thinking, and where they're going.
Twitter has caught on like wildfire across all major sports, particularly the NBA. With some big names like Shaq, Michael Beasley, Steve Nash, and others using the service regularly, many NBA athletes have tens of thousands (and more) followers.
They've become so active, in fact, that the NBA is considering a set of guidelines that limits the use of Twitter during game time situations, similar to that which the NFL has done as well.
The NFL was the first major sports league to implement a social media policy, prohibiting the use of these services anytime within 90 minutes of the start of a football game. Players naturally can't use these services during games either, and can't once again tweet until after the post-game media interviews have taken place.
NBA commissioner David Stern says that any limits imposed will be no cause for major concern. One concern, however, is the possibility of conflicting policies that occur between league-specific and team-specific rules. There are quite a few teams that plan to implement their own policies before training camp starts.
Twitter has been huge in the NBA world. Players like Shaquille O'Neal have used it to make jokes about players and coaches, give tickets away, and more.
Players like Michael Beasley have used it in more controversial manners, as Beasley recently allegedly posted pictures of bags of drugs, shortly before he was admitted to rehab.
At the end of the day, fans love to know what their favorite athletes are doing. Twitter is the perfect medium for this, and its use should remain increasingly popular, despite any newly implemented policies.
Twitter has caught on like wildfire across all major sports, particularly the NBA. With some big names like Shaq, Michael Beasley, Steve Nash, and others using the service regularly, many NBA athletes have tens of thousands (and more) followers.
They've become so active, in fact, that the NBA is considering a set of guidelines that limits the use of Twitter during game time situations, similar to that which the NFL has done as well.
The NFL was the first major sports league to implement a social media policy, prohibiting the use of these services anytime within 90 minutes of the start of a football game. Players naturally can't use these services during games either, and can't once again tweet until after the post-game media interviews have taken place.
NBA commissioner David Stern says that any limits imposed will be no cause for major concern. One concern, however, is the possibility of conflicting policies that occur between league-specific and team-specific rules. There are quite a few teams that plan to implement their own policies before training camp starts.
Twitter has been huge in the NBA world. Players like Shaquille O'Neal have used it to make jokes about players and coaches, give tickets away, and more.
Players like Michael Beasley have used it in more controversial manners, as Beasley recently allegedly posted pictures of bags of drugs, shortly before he was admitted to rehab.
At the end of the day, fans love to know what their favorite athletes are doing. Twitter is the perfect medium for this, and its use should remain increasingly popular, despite any newly implemented policies.
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