Your favorite NBA All-Stars are now emojis ... and they have company

By Andrew Lynch
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The NBA as a whole has done a fantastic job of sinking its claws into social media. From letting fan-ripped highlights flourish to official team accounts that add to the fun of the game, it's a great time to be an online fan of basketball.

And if you're one of the countless people who engages with the NBA on Twitter, the league unveiled a special gift for you on Thursday night: Hashtags for the 2016 Toronto All-Stars which display emojis for Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and the rest of this year's squads — along with an added set for some of basketball's most famous broadcasters:

That wasn't enough for Twitter users, however. They took it upon themselves to suggest a few additional options for players past and present, plus one former coach:

It's nice to know that as the world keeps changing, the one thing you can count on is Basketball Twitter having jokes for days.