Your favorite NBA All-Stars are now emojis ... and they have company
The NBA as a whole has done a fantastic job of sinking its claws into social media. From letting fan-ripped highlights flourish to official team accounts that add to the fun of the game, it's a great time to be an online fan of basketball.
And if you're one of the countless people who engages with the NBA on Twitter, the league unveiled a special gift for you on Thursday night: Hashtags for the 2016 Toronto All-Stars which display emojis for Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and the rest of this year's squads — along with an added set for some of basketball's most famous broadcasters:
Check out the @twitter emojis for #NBAAllStarTO! All you got to do is tweet an All Star's #FirstNameLastName pic.twitter.com/6D26rwcJzA
— NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2016
Here's the emojis I designed for the @NBA, so glad they're launched now! #kobebryant #lebronjames few of my faves! pic.twitter.com/A8SUW3swxK
— Ethan J (@EthanJDesign) February 12, 2016
Here you guys go! #InsidetheNBA emojis! pic.twitter.com/ESejnP0YNu
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 12, 2016
That wasn't enough for Twitter users, however. They took it upon themselves to suggest a few additional options for players past and present, plus one former coach:
— Tom Ziller (@teamziller) February 12, 2016
— Pro Hoops History (@ProHoopsHistory) February 12, 2016
— joe (@joetothemo) February 12, 2016
#Derekfisher???
— Trill Withers (@TylerIAm) February 12, 2016
@talkhoops #rasheedwallace ✂️☑️
— That Guy? (@Fowlergator) February 12, 2016
#chandlerparsons ✈⛵????
— Demarcus Robinson (@DOCisChief) February 12, 2016
— Bryan Gibberman (@Gibberman10) February 12, 2016
— Conrad Kaczmarek (@ConradKaz) February 12, 2016
— SKINNY FRIEDMAN (@skinny412) February 12, 2016
#worldbfree ???
— Jared Wade (@8pts9secs) February 12, 2016
— Jordan White (@JordanSWhite) February 12, 2016
It's nice to know that as the world keeps changing, the one thing you can count on is Basketball Twitter having jokes for days.
