{"id":9507,"date":"2024-12-24T05:23:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T04:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2024-12-24T05:49:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T04:49:14","slug":"future-face-of-the-nba-ja-morant-beats-steph-curry-kd-to-become-second-most-viewed-player-across-nba-socials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/future-face-of-the-nba-ja-morant-beats-steph-curry-kd-to-become-second-most-viewed-player-across-nba-socials\/","title":{"rendered":"Future face of the NBA? Ja Morant beats Steph Curry, KD to become second most-viewed player across NBA socials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the past decade, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant have been the faces of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a>. Their iconic plays, rivalry matchups have kept fans glued to screens, while helping grow the league&rsquo;s global following. But with these legends at the twilight of their career, many fans and pundits have raised the same concern: Who will be the face of NBA once they are gone?<\/p><p>The answer seems to be emerging from the new generation of stars, and one name in particular is rising fast &ndash; Ja Morant.<\/p><p>The Memphis Grizzlies&rsquo; young superstar is considered one of the most acrobatic player in the league currently. Whether it&rsquo;s his 360 degrees layup, or his insane poster dunks or even his airborne block, Morant&rsquo;s highlight reels are quickly becoming the fan favourites, and now the numbers back it up.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nothing to be done when Ja goes airborne &#129327; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lnbu9fITr1\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/Lnbu9fITr1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wtnqlWBy3s\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/wtnqlWBy3s<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1871382723543409109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBAPR\/status\/1871239515148566811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA Communications<\/a>, Morant is now the second most-viewed player across NBA social media platforms for the 2024-25 season. <\/p><p>With a staggering 538 million views, he has surpassed the likes of Stephen Curry, Victor Wembanyama to take the second spot. LeBron James remains at the top, with an impressive 623 million views, but Morant is making a serious push to be the face of the league.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 5 most viewed players across NBA socials in 2024-25:<\/h2><p>LeBron James &ndash; 623M<br>Ja Morant &ndash; 538M<br>Victor Wembanyama &ndash; 402M<br>Stephen Curry &ndash; 350M<br>LaMelo Ball &ndash; 237M<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/warriors-to-trade-jonathan-kuminga-young-forwards-latest-instagram-post-fuels-trade-rumours\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Warriors to trade Jonathan Kuminga? Young forward&rsquo;s latest Instagram post fuels trade rumours<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/i-fked-up-watch-referee-ejects-andre-drummond-and-joel-embiid-then-recalls-drummond-in-bizarre-76ers-spurs-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>WATCH: Referee ejects Andre Drummond and Joel Embiid, then recalls Drummond in bizarre 76ers-Spurs incident<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/why-did-stephen-curry-got-mad-at-fan-during-warriors-wolves-game\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Why did Stephen Curry got mad at fan after Warriors-Wolves game ?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&lsquo;Disservice to the fans&rsquo; &ndash; Fans call out NBA for not televising Grizzlies&rsquo; games<\/h2><p>While Ja Morant is taking over the social media, the NBA is still reluctant to show Morant and the Grizzlies on national television. Despite the team&rsquo;s success, many of their games are still not getting the attention they deserve on major networks.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;The NBA not putting him and the Memphis Grizzlies on national TV is a disservice to the fans&rdquo;<\/em>, one fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EasyE124\/status\/1871241118639178136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>wrote<\/a> on X. <\/p><p><em>&ldquo;We lambasted the Warriors by 51, went to ATL and beat the Hawks, are one of only 4 teams in the league with 20+ wins&hellip; and when was the last time we had a segment on ESPN??&rdquo;, <\/em>another fan pointed out.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s not just them not putting the Grizzlies on national TV; we can&rsquo;t get coverage in national media! We lambasted the Warriors by 51, went to ATL and beat the Hawks, are one of only 4 teams in the league with 20+ wins&hellip; and when was the last time we had a segment on ESPN??<\/p>&mdash; Andy Lockley (@GrizzFanAndy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrizzFanAndy\/status\/1871309517906141274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The Grizzlies are third seeded in Western Conference standings with a 20-10 record. They will next face Toronto Raptors on Boxing Day. <\/p><p><em>Image Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morant is making a serious push to be the face of the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[115,18,160,476],"class_list":["post-9507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-ja-morant","tag-lebron-james","tag-memphis-grizzlies","tag-steph-curry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Future face of the NBA? 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