NBA Draft Lottery Results: Knicks-Lakers fans react on Twitter
With the 2015 NBA Draft Lottery concluding and the [team] getting the no. 1 overall pick, some fans are happy and some not so happy. Twitter tells us who falls in each category for the Knicks and Lakers fans out there.
The NBA Draft Lottery is an exciting time for those teams who don’t get to play in the NBA post season. While April, May, and June belong to playoff teams, May 19th belongs to the teams who didn’t make it to the post season. Some have high hopes for their teams and use an assortment of lucky charms to try and sway the basketball gods into giving their team a no. 1 overall pick. But this year the Minnesota Timberwolves won the lottery and will receive the no. 1 overall pick.
The New York Knicks didn’t get the pick they thought they would. Most would say they got cheated or that there is a conspiracy theory associated with the Draft Lottery after Cleveland has won it numerous times without receiving very good odds the past couple of years. So, Knicks fans let the NBA know via twitter just how good they feel about this supposed conspiracy theory and Minnesota getting the no. 1 overall pick. Like all things in pop culture, twitter reacted. And some of the tweets are pure gold.
Poor Phil Jackson and Carmelo. Rig this! #NBADraftLottery
— Nick Kayal (@NickKayal) May 20, 2015
If I coached the Knickabockahs.... #nbadraftlottery #knicks pic.twitter.com/LSvUVvW76T
— Brett Brown (@SixersBrown) May 20, 2015
FOUR!!!! FOUR!!!! FOUR!!!!! In this case, that statement is NOT a good thing!!!!!!! #Knicks #NBADraftLottery UGH!!!!
— GiantsWFAN (@giantswfan) May 20, 2015
See, even in the lottery... The #Knicks stink #NBADraftLottery
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) May 20, 2015
#KnicksTape. Too soon? #NBADraftLottery
— Veteran L(W)izard (@Truth_About_It) May 20, 2015
On the other hand, Lakers fans can receive a sigh of relief. If they would have landed outside the first five picks, they would have lost their lottery pick to the Philadelphia 76ers. Fans reacted with enthusiasm on twitter.
Lakers with that second pick...rebudle from last year
— Gucci Linen (@Jerrid_GT) May 20, 2015
https://twitter.com/angel_shmangell/status/600827808806346752
Then the Lakers will get whichever on doesn't get picked and pair him up with Julius Randle. Great for them. Sixers have lots of options.
— Colin Kirby (@colinpkirby) May 20, 2015
BREAKING: Lakers win No. 2 pick.http://t.co/4ACVrMfKbl pic.twitter.com/bnZ6bvxvcS
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) May 20, 2015
Huge night for the Lakers. Not only did they hang onto their pick, but they'll get either Jahlil Okafor or Karl-Anthony Towns. Huge.
— Mike Bresnahan (@Mike_Bresnahan) May 20, 2015
Twitter never fails to amuse us with people’s hilarious and passionate responses with all things in the media. The NBA Draft Lottery caused some hilarious responses to the heavily hyped up event, which was extremely entertaining for all of us sitting at home.
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