Results tagged “tweeting”

NBA Thinks League Has Too Many Characters For Twitter

If you grew up watching Inside Stuff, you wouldn't have guessed that the NBA was anti-technology; but Wednesday's league-wide ban on its players using Twitter during games suggests otherwise. Does the league not realize that the candor we get from an @THE_REAL_SHAQ gem of prose can never be matched by a Cheryl Miller interview? The NBA sent a memo to teams, saying the policy begins 45 minutes before a game and includes halftime. As for the master of Twitter himself, Shaq has not yet responded, instead just pondering, "what shud i be for halloween?"

Jets Player Gets Benched Over Tweeting

Another Twitter oops, this time in the world of professional sports: Jets receiver David Clowney was benched during the team's victory over Tennessee because he Tweet-complained about his playing time in the previous win over the Patriots: "1 play in the 1st Half, 4 plays in the 2nd half ... A bit disappointed about my playing time but very happy and satisfied about the win."

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