Are NBA players not allowed to Tweet during the lockout?

[SlyPokerDog]

I follow all the Blazers who have accounts on Twitter and with the exception of Rudy (who I know isn't a Blazer anymore) none of them have tweeted anything today. Just kind of odd because Wes, LMA and Armon are usually pretty chatty on Twitter.

 

[Minstrel]

I wouldn't think that there's any legal reason why they can't...Twitter is a personal thing, like a telephone, not an NBA thing. Perhaps the union is asking players to keep a low profile to avoid any PR gaffes?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I wouldn't think that there's any legal reason why they can't...Twitter is a personal thing, like a telephone, not an NBA thing. Perhaps the union is asking players to keep a low profile to avoid any PR gaffes?

I was thinking that or maybe a Blazer employee was the one who set up the Twitter accounts for the players.

 

[Rodolfo]

Wesley tweeted an hour ago.

http://twitter.com/#!/wessywes2

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wesley tweeted an hour ago.

http://twitter.com/#!/wessywes2

Well fuck! I just refreshed my browser and up popped a bunch of tweets from Blazer players, lol! That's really strange, I've never had to refresh my browser before for Twitter.

 

[Rhal]

Nolan smith and AJ are have been tweating like mad men.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Technically, Nolan Smith and Armon Johnson aren't part of the NBA though


As for others, I would think the NBAPA would tell them not to tweet about the NBA, but I can't imagine there is a legal reason why they can't

 

[jlprk]

Now they're threatening re-tweets with a fine!
So I just learned what they are for nothing!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ba...et-a-1-million-fine-just-for-a?urn=nba-wp6008

 

[Rhal]

Technically, Nolan Smith and Armon Johnson aren't part of the NBA though


As for others, I would think the NBAPA would tell them not to tweet about the NBA, but I can't imagine there is a legal reason why they can't

How isn't AJ part of the NBA? He has a 2 year deal I believe.