Twitter bots furiously respond to the NBA protest

Last night, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their N.B.A. playoff game against the Orlando Magic to protest the shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, on Sunday by the police in Kenosha, Wis.

The momentum quickly spread.

The rest of the night’s NBA games were canceled, as were matches in the W.N.B.A., Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and professional tennis.

Meanwhile on Twitter, bots were reacting to the news.

See below:

Weird. So many bots saying the same thing #NBA pic.twitter.com/JrVY90oX4h

— Quentin Quarantino (@jdubbsimms) August 26, 2020

A great example of twitter bots. Many have Black NBA or nfl players faces as their avatars and their timelines are filled with nothing but James Woodd, Hannity, and Fox/Facebook talking points. It’s pretty funny.

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 27, 2020

This one is my favorite. A bot too lazy to change the dates. Raptors were founded in 1995. pic.twitter.com/LI5nufhpxQ

— Seth Hettena (@seth_hettena) August 26, 2020

It’s election season so this could be Russia doing what is has in the past, trying to interfere with our election.

Look at this shit lmao pic.twitter.com/oNYFS3vPSZ

— kevin freeze 😷🌴 (@burnsssss) August 26, 2020

Unfortunately sports and politics are no longer separate.