Anyone who has spent time on NBA Twitter knows that there is a massive network of fans that make stan accounts for particular players. These players don’t have to be the biggest names in the sport but end up generating a lot of attention because of how strongly they support their favorite players.
However, many of these accounts also end up being active trolls in the community. For good engagement, many people on Twitter will be willing to do anything, and some stan accounts end up falling in that category. This is something that was proved in front of everyone’s eyes yesterday when a fringe NBA player decided to share a tweet against his biggest stan account.
Bol Bol has had a diehard fan in Twitter user @BolWrld for a couple of years now. However, the user ends up in a lot of online arguments and is known to troll people quite often. He tried doing that again by doctoring a screenshot where it says Bol Bol has blocked him. The Orlando Magic forward came out and said he hasn’t ever seen the BolWrld account and asked the user to ‘stop doing this for likes’.
https://twitter.com/BolBol/status/1559020708658876417
It would be extremely heartwrenching to develop an online persona around a rotational NBA player and then have that player dismiss your entire social media presence in one tweet. Fans that have been aware of this account and their love for trolling have been rejoicing in this open attack on his account from Bol.
Conversely, there are many fans of the stan account that believe it’s impossible that the player hadn’t seen his account before, considering he’s the only major Bol Bol fan on Twitter. Bol stays active on the app and has previously even hinted at getting traded on the app when he still played for the Denver Nuggets.
Twitter should never play such a big part in anyone’s life that they photoshop screenshots to get attention from their favorite player. This strategy evidently works but can be embarrassing if the player decides to openly reveal the lies that are being told.
