NBA digital growth includes 13 billion Instagram views, tripled app views
The NBA's 13 billion video views on Instagram this regular season were the most recorded by any Instagram account over that period.
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Nutrabolt CMO Rajaa Grar talks C4 Energy athlete partnerships, and why “social media is a cornerstone” of those deals
"Social media has woven itself into our daily lives, and is truly a powerful tool of self-expression for our athletes as well as for our fans."
Kevin Durant called Jay Williams’ ESPN retelling of Durant’s supposed holiday party comments “a fuckin lie”
"Jay Williams can NEVER speak for me, ever..."
WNBA suspends Connecticut Sun HC/GM Curt Miller after Liz Cambage blasted his “She’s 300 pounds!” comment to ref
"The next time you try to call out a referee, trying to get a call, being like 'C'mon, she's 300 pounds!', I'm going to need you to get it right, baby! Cause I'm 6'8'', and I just double-checked, because I love to be correct and get facts, I'm weighing 235 pounds."
Ravens’ LB Matthew Judon calls ESPN’s Jamison Hensley a liar over contract offer report, threatens photo leak (updated)
"@jamison.hensley so I'm waiting on your ESPN sourced apology or I'm leaking these photos I got with you in the strip club."
The NBA’s Instagram account is featuring a concert from Victor Oladipo and a live “Club Quarantine” set from DJ D-Nice
Oladipo and special guests will perform at 3 p.m. ET on the NBA's Instagram account, with DJ D-Nice taking over the account from 7-9 p.m. ET.
Your favorite athlete is bored
Many athletes and other celebrities are under stay-at-home advisories like everyone else, and that's led to some unusual postings on Twitter and Instagram.
House of Highlights creator Omar Raja officially joins ESPN, steering network’s social content
Raja's first on-camera appearance will be Monday, Jan. 13 during ESPN's CFP National Championship pregame coverage.
CrossFit deactivates their Facebook and Instagram accounts over privacy concerns
CrossFit was in many ways built on social media and online communities, but the company accounts are gone now.
Barstool Sports deletes over 61,000 social media posts after content theft controversy, CEO Erika Nardini says she won’t apologize
"That’s not the fault of Barstool. I can’t apologize for every human on the internet who submits a video under a dummy email account and says it’s theirs."
Cowboys DL David Irving says he’s done with NFL while smoking weed on Instagram video
“So, basically guys, I quit. They want to talk about a suspension and all this other nonsense. I’m outta there. I’m not doing this shit no more."
Everybody hated Instagram’s new update and then things changed back to the way they were
Instagram instantly changed things back after revealing it was only meant to be a small test.
Jamie Foxx celebrated the Cowboys’ win over the Saints by trolling Stephen A. Smith with a Instagram dance and an impression
"Stephen A. Smith, first of all, you have to understand that the Cowboys are America's team and now you understand why."
