Sadly enough, the NBA lockout is still underway, leaving players, and fans of all walks clinging to hope for a partial season. NBA commissioner, David Stern recently announced that the NBA would not be starting their regular season on time. In fact, they will be delayed at least two weeks at this point.
On Tuesday, LeBron James openly took to the highly populated social media network, Twitter.
"When is the deadline for a team to sign a free agent?" James tweeted at ESPN senior writer, John Clayton.
Do you think he was serious? Well, maybe not. Twitter has over 100-million unique users therefore; followers and his fans sent hundreds of reply tweets within minutes following the infamous question. This is a perfect example of how a popular athlete’s questions and/or concerns affect the opinions of others. Not only that but when media outlets were made aware of the tweet, the Twitter brand name and its’ website were amongst the top stories in headline news. Fans feel a sense of closeness to a public figure, especially if they feel as if their point-of-view may actually be recognized.
Of course there was no reply tweet from LeBron after John Clayton cautiously wrote back. In no way, shape or form does anyone take this situation seriously but to most, it was worth speculating about. The NBA lockout has affected many people, not just the players and owners but fans, workers, and businesses also. Besides, with no season in progress, how else should a multi-million dollar athlete remain relevant? You can always count on social media, that’s for sure.
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