Ibaka a social media guru
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00:00 We know the NBA is popular on social media,
00:03 but it turns out NBA players are good at social media as well,
00:06 specifically TikTok.
00:08 For more on that, I'm joined by our Rohan Nadkarni.
00:10 Now, Rohan, TikTok is one of those platforms
00:12 that makes me feel old.
00:14 So it's a surprise to see Paul Millsap top your list.
00:18 Dude, don't sleep on Paul Millsap.
00:20 That's all I have to say.
00:21 He might be 35.
00:22 He's pulling out magic tricks on there.
00:25 He's clouding his kids.
00:26 I mean, please don't sleep on Paul Millsap.
00:28 I'm telling you, this man absolutely
00:30 knows what he's doing.
00:32 Yeah, I mean, TikTok has all those dance crazes
00:34 and everything else.
00:35 What would have been the other interesting things
00:37 you found from NBA players while perusing that platform?
00:40 See, Robin, I'm going to be honest.
00:41 I think I might be a little bit old for TikTok, too.
00:43 I don't really understand what's going on.
00:45 The dance challenge interests me less than the jokes,
00:48 and it's really the humor that we're seeing on there.
00:50 Wendell Carter Jr. is really funny.
00:52 I didn't know that.
00:53 Matisse Taival is really funny.
00:55 So I think we're seeing a sense of humor from NBA players.
00:57 Listen, they're athletic.
00:58 We're not surprised when they can dance.
01:01 But it's really the jokes that I think
01:02 that have impressed me the most.
01:04 And we need a little humor nowadays with everything
01:07 being so terrible, right?
01:09 Without a doubt.
01:10 It's just nice to have something that is so completely divorced
01:14 from all the negative news in the world.
01:16 That's not to say there aren't some good corona jokes
01:17 on there.
01:18 There's some good old-fashioned quarantine humor.
01:20 That has its place, too.
01:22 But no negativity on TikTok.
01:24 And we can all appreciate that, Robin.
01:26 Positivity from NBA players in quick little bites.
01:30 That's what it's all about, Rohan.
01:31 Appreciate your time, as always.
01:33 My pleasure, man.