NBA Tweets of the Day: The Vivian/Vivien Drama
Each day, BasketballNews.com scours #NBATwitter to bring you the best tweets from the previous day. Some are insightful, some are just hilarious (so we had to include them). Without further ado, here are the tweets of the day for April 20, 2021.
Of Course We’re Gonna Mention It
that man set up a catfish account to make his podcast do numbers, gave her CANCER, catfished all these dudes on Lakers Twitter, decided to kill “Vivian” off when it got too much, then wanted to be the hero who found her after her “missing” post started doing numbers
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) April 20, 2021
diabolical
What a wild night for #NBATwitter. Shonda Rhimes herself couldn’t have written this story. This is also a good starting point for anyone wondering why “Vivian” is trending in the NBA section of Twitter.
ClutchPoints Strikes Again
If the Vivian photoshops were made by us, NBA Twitter would never know she was a catfish. #JustSayin pic.twitter.com/WMXWxQD0Pc
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 20, 2021
They may have made everyone think Lonnie Walker IV had passed away, including Lonnie himself, but they do have a point here.
(Philly) Cheese
— Brady Klopfer (@BradyKlopferNBA) April 20, 2021
The Wells Fargo Center is home to the 76ers, Allen Iverson, Joel Embiid, and the biggest pizza of all-time. If they don’t have the Most Valuable Player this year, they will definitely have Most Valuable Pizza.
Rebranding
one day jokic is gonna put up a 30/15/10 game while wearing air monarchs
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) April 20, 2021
When, not if, this happens, Nike’s Air Monarchs achieve icon status for more than just being the official shoe of dads at barbecues.
A Lot To Take In
Has this been discussed? pic.twitter.com/R5kEHpc5Xn
— emma (@_emmajbrown) April 20, 2021
The art is great. The messages are very specific. The baby looks like they have a large manicured hand.
Doin’ The Most
"Sir, there's really no reason for you to ta-- annnnnnnd ... you've taken your shirt off, great." https://t.co/UsvtZ4z6Y3
— Andrew Joe Potter (@AndrewJoePotter) April 19, 2021
Enes Kanter is the gift that keeps on giving. Unless you’re the nurse trying to vaccinate a nearly 7-foot tall man who insisted on standing with his shirt off for the process.
Your Move, Jimmy
Today in Gems from Raptors Reddit:
— Kate (@KateBDoll) April 19, 2021
A redditor celebrates Yuta’s contract the best way they know how.
Yuta WantaLatte. pic.twitter.com/NskEYdajIz
This is the real Big Face Coffee™.
The Lannisters Send Their Regards
Steph Curry really came in and cooked his brother in The City of Brotherly Love 😂 pic.twitter.com/q5wIO0flHu
— Basketball Forever (@Bballforeverfb) April 20, 2021
Seriously. This is what Game of Thrones would be if it were set in the 2000s and got better each season instead of worse.