The Twitter reactions to the NBA’s HORSE tournament turned out to be better than the actual tournament.
We had high hopes when the idea of a H-O-R-S-E tournament using all NBA players came to light. After all, we are all desperate for some sports, no matter what kind. The things is, maybe we aren’t desperate enough … not yet anyway.
If you took a look at Twitter it appears as though the overall consensus is the tournament was a big fail. The video quality, the excitement and the nostalgia just wasn’t there.
What ended up actually being entertaining though were the tweets ripping the tournament.
Here are some of our favorites.
Filming the HORSE competition like pic.twitter.com/uXQUKaDpl0
— FanSided (@FanSided) April 12, 2020
Boyyyy that game of HORSE so far is a snoozefest.
— Howard Hues (@ralfeezly) April 12, 2020
10 minutes into the Horse Challenge. pic.twitter.com/1JJTkvyZEK
— Justin Walters (@JustinWaltersTV) April 12, 2020
i appreciate the effort of a HORSE tournament but this is awful television hahahahaha
— whitney medworth (@its_whitney) April 12, 2020
NBA Horse challenge: it's alright#NBA
— B. Payton Carrillo (@bpaytoncarrillo) April 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/vozos/status/1249476507703132163?s=20
me trying to watch this spotty wifi horse tourney pic.twitter.com/OijFfh6Whq
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 12, 2020
After watching ten minutes of this horse challenge... pic.twitter.com/qvCXC8t2UG
— Mark Majoras (@Mark13to) April 12, 2020
i can’t believe i’ve gotten to such a level of desperation for sports that i’m watching a bunch of professional basketball players play horse
— stephen (@alsostephenking) April 12, 2020
How is the ESPN Horse stream worse than an IG Live stream?
— WearTesters (@WearTesters) April 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/KissMyNike/status/1249476477852278785?s=20
Me tuning into the Horse tourney on ESPN pic.twitter.com/bp1Z6QXjLi
— Oliver Sampson (@_osam96) April 12, 2020
In case you are having FOMO and want to check this out for yourself, here are all the details you need.
Quarterfinals 1: Trae Young vs. Chauncey Billups
Quarterfinals 2: Tamika Catchings vs. Mike Conley Jr.
Quarterfinals 3: Zach LaVine vs. Paul Pierce
Quarterfinals 4: Chris Paul vs. Allie Quigley
Semifinals 1: Winner of Group 1 vs. Winner of Group 2
Semifinals 2: Winner of Group 3 vs. Winner of Group 4
How to watch the NBA HORSE Challenge:
HORSE tournament Quarterfinals
Date: Sunday, Apr. 12
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: Qualified subscribers can watch on the WatchESPN app.
HORSE tournament Quarterfinals
Date: Thursday, Apr. 16
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: Qualified subscribers can watch on the WatchESPN app.