Top NBA Tweeters
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Name: Shaquille O'Neal (THE_REAL_SHAQ)
Twitter Bio: VERY QUOTATIOUS, I PERFORM RANDOM ACTS OF SHAQNESS
Followers: 1,100,000+

Sample Tweets:

* "thats right i am saying it today and today only, i want kobe bryant to get number 4, spread da word" 1:22 PM June 3rd
* "Confession I admit to taking performance adhancing cereal....Frosted Flakes mixed with Fruit Loops and Bananas. Pls dnt judge me" 12:31 AM May 16th
* "DALLAS AND DENVER SERIES GETTIN REAL HOT, MARK CUBAN VS KENYON MARTIN, WHO U LIKE IN THAT BRAWL, SICKEM MARK, GROOWWWLLLLLLL, GET EM BOY" 6:22 AM May 12th


Name: Steve Nash (the_real_nash)
Twitter Bio: I am the real Steve Nash.
Followers: 44,000+

Sample Tweets:

* "Yao's first jump hook from 11 ft was redonkulous." 10:51 PM May 4th
* "Rondo just tried to dunk on dwight howard! wish i could do that once in my life..." 9:33 PM May 4th


Name: Charlie Villanueva (CV31)
Twitter Bio: Charlie V. was born Aug 24, 1984 in Queens, NYC; a Hispanic basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks; drafted 7th in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors.
Followers: 28,000+

Sample Tweets:

* "Good morning twitterland, just waking up, mom making me some pancakes, i love mama pancakes" 1:52 PM May 14th
* "I'm cracking up with this joke: "Yo mama so old, when she was in grade school...there was No History Class". LOL! Give me your Yo Mama joke." 4:58 PM May 13th


Name: Kevin Love (kevin_love)
Occupation: Forward/Center for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Followers: 7,000+

Sample Tweets:

* "I knew I should have eaten my lucky charms this morning" 9:33 PM May 19th
* "Dan Patrick just asked me a GREAT question...tweeting while he is interviewing me...DP IS THE MAN." 11:38 AM May 19th


Name: Chris Bosh (chrisbosh)
Occupation: Forward for the Toronto Raptors
Followers: 24,000+

Sample Tweets:

* "Why does playing Rock Band make you think you can actually play the guitar and drums?" 11:05 PM May 15th
* "I have a question... Why is Subway always so stingy with the olives?!?" 12:46 PM May 12th

Name: Josh Childress (JChillin)
Occupation: Guard/Forward for the Atlanta Hawks
Followers: 3,000+

Sample Tweets:

* "Ahhhh having lunch on the beach is great. Having lunch on a beach where most of the women are topless is even better. Yeeeeeessssss" 11:20 AM May 23rd
* "Questions of the day: What's the worst pick-up line you've ever used or had used on you?" 3:23 AM May 19th


Name: Mark Cuban (mcuban)
Occupation: Dallas Mavericks owner
Followers: 56,000+

Sample Tweets:

* "I just got called for a flagrant 1 for sneezing. Its 2 kleenex and the ball #fb" 11:20 PM May 11th
* "Think ARod is sending Manny a thank you note for taking over the sports pages?" 1:20 PM May 7th


Name: Chris Mannix (ChrisMannixSI)
Twitter Bio: Doing the sports mag thing since '03.
Followers: 200+

Sample Tweets:

* "Optimistic Nuggets team in the locker room this morning. Seemed real eager to erase the memory of Saturday night" 1:33 AM May 25th
* "I didn't know media was allowed to cheer. Massive cavs fan beside me" 9:23 PM May 11th