Shabazz Muhammad reportedly loses Twitter fans after picking UCLA
The top two basketball recruits are already feeling the nation’s reactions to their decisions.
Shabazz Muhammad, a 6-foot-6 swingman, reportedly lost 4,000 Twitter followers immediately after he announced Wednesday that he will attend UCLA. Muhammad was also considering Kentucky and Duke.
Nerlens Noel, on the other hand, instantly gained over 9,000 followers upon choosing Kentucky over Georgetown and Syracuse.
Noel apparently had 25,475 Twitter followers before the commercial break of his nationally televised announcement. After he publicly declared that he would play with the Wildcats, the 6-foot-10 center had 34,480 followers.
That number keeps increasing. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, he had 41,138 followers.
MORE:
Top recruit Shabazz Muhammad opts for UCLA
UCLA’s top basketball recruits are a boon — and a burden
UCLA’s Xavier Su’a-Filo is on a different kind of mission
Shabazz Muhammad loses Twitter followers after choosing UCLA
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
