Rich Paul says the NBA should have done this when Elon Musk bought Twitter
While social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has become a major source of information for NBA fans, it’s no secret that the platform has also become a major source of misinformation. In an age of content creators and aggregators trying to pass themselves off as journalists, X has become a breeding ground for them. And an NBA agent Rich Paul believes the league should have addressed it when billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter.
During a recent episode of his podcast, ‘Game Over,’ along with sports media personality Max Kellerman, Rich Paul suggested the NBA should have created its own platform for legitimate media sources as soon as Elon Musk bought Twitter. Musk allowed users to buy verified blue checks, blurring the line between what’s legitimate and what’s not.
“At that point, the league should have been able to do something different for the platforms and the reporters and say, ‘OK, he’s doing that, but this is an NBA verified reporter,'” Paul said. “That doesn’t mean, that account has to say everything to your liking. It just can’t be so weird where there’s no truth at all, or no sense at all. Because there are some fantastic basketball situations that you have to play, hypotheticals.”
Paul has been in the news lately for his podcast, when he recently suggested that the Los Angeles Lakers should trade Austin Reaves. Reaves is in the thick of his season, although he is currently sidelined.
Besides being a source of information, X has also become a platform fans were able to interact directly with NBA playersalthough it also raised questions about fan behavior and the blurring of the line between trash talk and outright disrespect.
2026-01-26 23:19:00
