Wait, what? Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry is off social media?!?! Temporarily. The Golden State Warriors sharpshooter tells ESPN he’s removed every social media app from his phone during the NBA playoffs as his team goes for its second championship in three years. “When you’re really trying to zone in and keep your focus, you …
Read More »
In a bid to make getting distracted by the internet even easier, Google is rolling out a new tool today on its Google Search app (in Android and iOS) and on Google.com. Located under the search bar, the feature is a row of icons that includes relevant tools and news topics. It gives you quick access to look up local …
Read More »
Twitter is teaming up with Turner Sports and CBS Sports to stream a 30-minute pregame show that focuses on the NCAA Division I basketball Tournament and how fans are chattering about it on the social network. The show, “NCAA March Madness Now,” is set to begin Thursday and Friday on Twitter, featuring game predictions, celebrity tweets, fan polls and office …
Read More »
Aaron Gordon would become the center of the basketball universe when he stepped on the court Saturday night for the NBA’s annual slam dunk contest. He’d be turning to an app to help get his mind right. The third-year Orlando Magic forward, who’s on the cusp of a breakout season, says a nearly year-old app called Lucid is helping make …
Read More »
Hey, wanna watch the NBA slam dunk contest on Facebook along with basketball great Kevin Garnett? Well, you’re in luck. The NBA and Turner Sports are teaming up with Facebook Live for the annual All-Star slam dunk contest. The show will feature Garnett, an analyst at Turner-owned TNT, and some of his friends during the popular exhibition event, which features …
Read More »
Wanna see Golden State Warriors All-Star sharpshooter Klay Thompson win his second straight three-point contest in virtual reality? Or, how about the Orlando Magic’s high-flying Aaron Gordon throwing it down seemingly right in your face in this year’s slam dunk contest? Wish no longer. NextVR will be showing on-demand highlights of the big party that is the 2017 NBA All-Star …
Read More »
YouTuber NykeFaller, having some fun with former President Barack Obama, has grafted the ex-POTUS’ face and body onto a virtual player in the video game NBA 2K17. It’s worth a watch — and a listen. Obama has always been open about his love of basketball as both spectator and player. He attended NBA games and developed relationships with players, coaches …
Read More »
For the first time ever, the NBA is streaming a regular-season game on Facebook Live for basketball fans in India. The league said it will stream Sunday night’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors in Sacramento against the Kings. The game between All-Stars Stephen Curry and DeMarcus Cousins and two of the NBA’s most tech-savvy teams at the new high-tech …
Read More »
It’s not too late for this year to make a comeback. With many social media users down in the dumps about 2016, a trending hashtag suggests how to put the brakes on this runaway train of a year. Also making waves: Rapper J. Cole’s unexpected music video release and his even-more-surprising disses. Social Cues is our guide on what’s trending …
Read More »
Next year is finally now for Cleveland Cavaliers fans. Long-suffering Ohio basketball fans rejoiced Sunday as their team defeated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 93-89. And they did so in a way they couldn’t when the franchise was founded 52 years ago: social media. In a blizzard of tweets, diehards, like Patrick Ward, celebrated the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat Game …
Read More »
