The Most Followed NBA Players on Social Media

With the NBA season in Full Swing we take a look at the most followed NBA players on social media From Lebron James to Stephen Curry see which players have the most social media followers.

LeBron James

Lebron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. By the age of 34, he had appeared in ten NBA Finals eight of which he played in consecutively with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers During his seventeen seasons in the NBA, James’ teams have appeared in the playoffs sixteen times.

Steph Curry

Steph Curry, who plays for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors is one of the most popular basketball players in the world. He is also one of the most followed NBA players on social media with over 22 million followers on Instagram and over 17 million followers on Twitter. Curry is known for his shooting abilities and his three-point record, and he has helped the Warriors to win two NBA championships

Kevin Durant

As of September 2017, Durant has over 25 million followers between Instagram and Twitter, making him one of the most-followed NBA players on social media Durant is also one of the most popular athletes on Facebook, with over 12 million likes on his official page.

James Harden

Houston Rockets star James Harden is one of the most followed NBA players on social media with more than 18 million followers on Instagram and nearly 14 million on Twitter. The 28-year-old guard is also popular on Snapchat, where he often posts videos of himself working out or spending time with friends and family. Harden consistently ranks among the league’s top scorers and is a six-time All-Star.

Russell Westbrook

Russell Westbrook is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He is a nine-time NBA All-Star and earned the Most Valuable Player Award for the 2016–17 season.Westbrook has also been selected to nine All-NBA teams and led the league in scoring in 2014–15 and 2016–17.

In 2017, he set the record for the most triple-doubles in a season with 42 and helped lead the Thunder to the second round of the playoffs. Westbrook was born on November 12, 1988, in Long Beach California, to Russell Sr. and Shannon Horton. He has two older brothers named Raynard and Raymond, a younger sister named Victoria, and a half-sister named Jordan. His parents divorced when he was only an infant, so he was raised by his mother.

He played basketball at Leuzinger High School in Lawndale, California. As a junior in 2005–06, he averaged 19.3 points per game (ppg), 6.7 rebounds per game (rpg), 3.5 assists per game (apg), and 2.1 steals per game (spg). He was named a McDonald’s All-American as well as first-team all-league, all-area, all-state, and all-Cif Southern Section ’

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving who plays for the Brooklyn Nets is one of the most followed NBA players on Social Media As of October 2020, he has over 15 million followers on Instagram and over 8 million followers on Twitter. Kyrie is also popular on YouTube, where he has over 2 million subscribers

Damian Lillard

As of November 2018, Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is the most followed NBA player on social media with 7.7 million followers between his Twitter and Instagram accounts. Lillard is followed by Lebron James Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant

Anthony Davis

As of September 2019, Anthony Davis is the most followed NBA player on social media with 22.9 million followers across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Lebron James is a close second with 22.6 million followers, while there are a handful of other players with more than 20 million followers each.

Klay Thompson

With over seven million followers on Twitter and twelve million on Instagram, Klay Thompson is one of the most followed NBA players on social media. The Golden State Warriors shooting guard is known for his Three-point shooting prowess and has been an All-Star twice in his career. Thompson is also one of the stars of the Warriors’ “Big Four,” which includes himself, Stephen Curry Draymond Green and Kevin Durant

Karl-Anthony Towns

As of September 2019, the most followed NBA player on social media is Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves with 7.4 million followers across all platforms. Towns is followed closely by Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers (7.3 million), and Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors (6.9 million).