Pretty much every business and sports event came to pause earlier
this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, and other major
sporting tournaments like UEFA champions league were also stopped for safety
concerns.
With COVID cases being a little stabilized and people taking
precautions, many sporting events have now resumed or restarted in the last few
months. Among them were NBA and MLB which came back to the fans’ screens who
were very excited about it.
Social media plays an important role for everyone in keeping
updates with their favorite sports, team or player. It is also a vital aspect of
people expressing their feelings towards something. When the sports resumed
many people took to Twitter to vent. This made the two American events a trend.
According to the analytics, people were happy to see sports coming
back mainly because it provided a distraction from the ongoing pandemic news. It
also reflected how much sports have been missed by fans and how eager they are
for it to come back. The sheer scale of excitement can be determined by the
fact that the volume of tweets surrounding MLB opening weekend was 91% higher
than the season launch last year.
Infographic by: socialmediatoday
