NBA players are turning into TikTok stars during coronavirus hiatus

There’s at least one good thing coming out of the prolonged NBA season being suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic: players are turning to TikTok to keep themselves and the world amused.

So far, I’ve seen some really good offerings from Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Mattisse Thybulle, very tall Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall and some guy named LeBron James, which of course star his family, the James Gang.

That means we’re about to get months of coordinated dances, funny moments, and some all-around creativity that will hopefully pass the time until basketball is back. Here are a few of the offerings we’ve seen:

LeBron James is using the NBA hiatus to transition to full time Tik Tok Dad pic.twitter.com/l6msnoHcSs

— LeBron Wire (@LeBron_Wire) March 14, 2020

 

Folks, Matisse Thybulle has joined the TikTok world.

And he’s already better at it than I am. pic.twitter.com/A7sPgZjPZW

— Brooke Destra (@BrookeNBCS) March 15, 2020

So a couple days ago Shai, Bazley, and CP3 blessed ya with a gem of a TikTok

Matisse Thybulle out here dancing with himself

We need basketball back y’all 😂 pic.twitter.com/ehC0ynjEQY

— ThunderChats (@ThunderChats) March 15, 2020

I love this team.https://t.co/CzLkz9JE9m pic.twitter.com/Mk6nzefL2d

— THE UNCONTESTED PODCAST (@The_Uncontested) March 13, 2020

SGA’s TikTok’s are the new “Say Ahh” video.https://t.co/jNgU0QTmnM pic.twitter.com/7by2Qz5AM5

— THE UNCONTESTED PODCAST (@The_Uncontested) March 14, 2020

This is a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander TikTok account now. pic.twitter.com/5EiveTAZ3Q

— THE UNCONTESTED PODCAST (@The_Uncontested) March 15, 2020

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