NBA Lockout Forces Fans to Tweet Weird Sports Reactions

NBA Lockout Forces Fans to Tweet Weird Sports Reactions - The latest NBA lockout news is definitely hopeful. As the sun set on November 5, Twitter was rocked with information from the NBA labor update that, "progress is being made." At the same time, a common hashtag going around Twitter reveals that Australians think that America likes to play a bunch of weird sports that make no sense.

Unfortunately, the #YouKnowYoureAustralianWhen crowd may be on to something. When you examine the Twitter history of fans suffering from the NBA lockout on November 5 after the progress announcement, it is apparent that this situation is causing some spectators to become stir crazy from the lack of basketball. Among the various tweets, weird comments and alternative activities are the only way some fans have found a way to cope.

Although everyone is waiting for the NBA lockout to end, they are taking a bold direction by supplementing these lost hours with new activities. Some are playing the NBA 2K12 on their 360 and commemorating the 20 year anniversary of Magic Johnson's HIV announcement. On the other hand, a few are going to Red Lobster to fill their sorrows with an eating contest based around the endless shrimp special.

Interestingly, a common response of Twitter users on what they are doing instead of watching the NBA suggests a wide variety of weird sports. Included in this wild display of alternatives are curling, foreign language hockey, women's football, paintball, toe wrestling, chicken races, and ping pong championships. Many tweets also say that fans are desperately dusting off their old NBA 2000 game for PlayStation just to get a fix.

Tension is certainly building among fans and as time goes on, the reaction of these spectators is growing bizarre. For example, a tweet from Afghanistan relates the desire to replace the entire NBA with eager and skillful Afghanis. Others describe a perfect world as one where the NBA lockout is over, everyone gets a hammock, and all of the fans are flown to Fiji by the NBA as a way of saying sorry.

One tweeter followed the rage expressed by the #NBA crowd by exclaiming that he had had enough and was taking out all of his stocks in the NBA. Others discussed the problem and offered weird direct solutions to the labor negotiations. In particular, a tweet said, "Tell NBA owners and the NBPA that I will buy all of the pizza if they come up with a deal tonight." However, the most alarming comments are that maddened fans are cutting their ties with the NBA forever and moving on to college basketball and hockey.

It is obvious that the NBA lockout is causing mascots and players to also act strangely. According to one tweet, Tony Allen gave out ramen packets instead of candy for Halloween. There are also rumors that the Raptors mascot is having a nervous breakdown due to the lockout. Fans passed around pictures on Twitter that show this costumed teammate has started playing hockey and is aimlessly riding public transportation on the weekends.

While there are no immediate resolutions for the NBA lockout quandary, some fans want to relieve stress by taking all of the superstars and forcing them into a dunking contest. It is also the opinion of many that the NBA players will not form their own league. In the meantime, fans will likely continue to calm their stress by doing odd activities like snuggling with a bunny pillow while watching college basketball.

Hopeful spectators are also pointing out one oddly nice thing that came out of the NBA lockout. That is the fact that Kim Kardashian is now single.

via: yahoo