NBA Debuted Their HORSE Competition and Basketball Twitter Exposed it as Garbage
By Mark Powell
ESPN's NBA H-O-R-S-E competition debuted on Sunday night, and despite there being no live sports for us to watch, we found a way to complain about it.
Because of the lack of camera crews on-scene, all athletes involved streamed the event with amateur camera equipment. Unsurprisingly, it wasn't flawless, leaving Twitter to expose it as the cash grab it is.
I’m really watching nba players play horse in their back yards. I’m losing my mind pic.twitter.com/RbD5RCpsj3
— PM (@its__PM) April 12, 2020
We're all about a month away from going insane. You're not alone.
i mean i commend them for trying but holy shit
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) April 12, 2020
Let's be honest, there's no way to win over fans during quarantine. We've been spoiled for far too long.
Filming the HORSE competition like pic.twitter.com/uXQUKaDpl0
— FanSided (@FanSided) April 12, 2020
Twitch is far from perfect.
me trying to watch this spotty wifi horse tourney pic.twitter.com/OijFfh6Whq
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 12, 2020
There's no prescription to fix that.
HORSE watch party starter pack pic.twitter.com/7SCC5cFg61
— FanSided (@FanSided) April 12, 2020
Sunglasses and Advil, last night was mad real.
Time to change your phone number @TheTraeYoung. pic.twitter.com/9FivePndWB
— Kevin Johnson (@K_Johnson80) April 12, 2020
Use your burner phone, Trae!
Watching this NBA/WNBA game of HORSE challenge like: pic.twitter.com/p8Myp7sMah
— Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) April 12, 2020
Cringeworthy would be an understatement.
ESPN: “Y’all tryna watch a HORSE competition?”
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) April 12, 2020
NBA Twitter: pic.twitter.com/7w8Lx9cEg6
We apologize for those of you who took our advice and tuned in. You'd be better served having your own H-O-R-S-E competition via Zoom. Seriously, it's more fun than whatever this is.