Kobe-LeBron, a never-ending debate no more...That is, of course, if you're comparing Twitter mentions in 2009 (or, ahem...NBA titles). According to Twitter's December 15th blog post, KB24 emerged as one of the most mentioned people on the entire platform; 7th overall, and the only basketball-related name to crack the top 10.
The King could easily reverse this result in '10 by simply signing up and using the service, right?
On the team side, both the Cavs and Lakers finished among the trending elite in '09. Surprisingly, the Orlando Magic (a former suggested user with over 950K followers), last year's NBA finalist, didn't break through. This shows you how much the world anticipated a Cavs-Lakers showdown. Maybe this year.
Here's a look at the complete list. Who else did you expect to see on the top 10 people + sports lists?
