ESPN sports business reporter Darren Rovell takes his tweeting very seriously, especially when it surrounds major events in sports. Rovell has even talked about how he has tweets loaded up for those big occasions well in advance.
Well, Kobe Bryant’s farewell day was one of those occasions and Rovell was firing off the tweets early and often.
In 2001, 1,552 babies born in the US were named Kobe, making it the 222nd most popular male name that year. That was its highest ranking.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
No athlete I've ever dealt with liked to talk business more than Kobe. Know he can't wait for next stage of life. pic.twitter.com/UJj32aw0Zo
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
Only athlete to ever talk to me about Harvard Business School case studies: Kobe Bryant.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
As the ultimate competitor, @kobebryant hardly showed his soft side. Trust me, he has it (H/T @MarlyRiveraESPN) pic.twitter.com/cjfTuL6zes
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
Insane Laker fan, @lakerchristine, makes a cupcake with every jersey Kobe has worn pic.twitter.com/nbAJuWNoLj
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
15 Days: Amount of time Kobe Bryant was officially a Charlotte Hornet #MambaDay pic.twitter.com/oS6W5uz3vL
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
The @UberEATS app in the LA area is delivering Kobe gear door to door today pic.twitter.com/o0x2Wc2hfy
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
Laker Girls arrive in Kobe jersey tanktops, one is wearing Kobe socks #MambaDay pic.twitter.com/QGE3rQS0pj
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 13, 2016
As you could imagine (since these are Darren Rovell tweets we are talking about here), at least one person wasn’t so appreciative of the Rovell-Kobe barrage. That was ESPN colleague Trey Wingo. The host and anchor thought Rovell was making the entire production a bit too much about himself.
https://twitter.com/wingoz/status/720373778790920193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Wingo’s tweet even got a compliment from NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen.
@wingoz and as a tip of the cap….a quality subtweet
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) April 13, 2016
And just in case you were wondering, Rovell sent 71 tweets about Kobe yesterday. Bryant must have been trying to get one point for every tweet last night.
H/T College Spun
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