I really just can’t picture Allen Iverson sitting down at his computer and registering for a Twitter account, but that is what the Twitter craze has come to.  For some reason the NBA’s best players have adopted the social networking site more so than any other professional sports  league.

And its resulted in some pretty great moments this NBA offseason.  We saw the tip of the iceburg when Shaq and Dwight Howard’s Twitter habits took off, and we’ve since been lucky enough to experience that special brand of crazy from Ron Artest, Steph Marbury, and Mike Beasley.

Aside from actually breaking stories and revolutionizing the way we get our sports news (Kevin Love announcing the McHale firing, Iverson announcing his Memphis deal), the entertainment value has been off the charts.

With the free agent signing period grinding to a halt, there’s no better time killer at work for NBA junkies than perusing players’ Twitter pages.

A few of my personal favorites:

96TruwarierQB(Ron Artest): ARTEST IS SO HOOD, VERY GHETTO AND LOVES IT. HOWEVER THERE IS SOME INTELLIGENCE WITH THAT, AND WITH THAT COMES PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE HIM FALL

BIRDMANANDERSON: This beard is no joke. I’m about to have more hair in my face than Marv Albert going down on a Greek prostitute in a windstorm.

StarburyMarbury: Q for queens. Come to justin.tv/starburytv where queens are queens and kings are kings. Love is Love The MomenT

CV31 (Charlie Villanueva): Feeling like Dr. Phil, this morning, last session I discussed marriage, next topic, baby mothers

Cardinal_Brian: Potty training my son…. He just pooped in the tub… Not sure he fully understands the idea…..

THE_REAL_SHAQ: Attention all scrabble players, question, is pigsriot a word

nickcollison4: Sometimes the bathrooms @ the park are so nasty u let your kid go in her pants while u hold her cause theres no way shes touching that thing

eddycurry: i know its late but i slept thru the draft i do it every year. i sleep thru it just in case i get moved. ill know when i get up

madsen_mark: …anybody out there have a good website on gun laws in LA County? Just curious….it’s been a long time since I lived in L.A.

Nate_Robinson: Yo I went to the bank and got 1000dollars in 2dollar bills, I got to the store and pay 4 my stuff, and the people look at me like wat is dis

Keep ‘em coming…..

A List of Every NBA Player on Twitter (HoopedUpOnline.com)
Players’ tweets keeps fans well fed in lean summer months (NBA.com)