Kevin Ware may not be playing in the final four but he’s probably the most popular member on the Louisville Cardinals. Ware, who suffered a gruesome injury last weekend, has been sending out some greet tweets over the last few days.
First, there was the photo of him holding the trophy while lying in his bed. Ware had just recovered from surgery at this point so you’ll have to give him a pass for not sending the tweet himself.
Louisville’s Kevin Ware in the hospital tonight. His teammates brought him the trophy. So cool. twitter.com/ChrisDouglas51…
— Chris Douglas (@ChrisDouglas515) April 1, 2013
Once Tweet was up and alert he pulled his computer next to his bed to communicate with all of his fans.
— Kevin Ware (@_billionairebev) April 1, 2013
After Ware was injured, the hashtags #prayforware and #winforware started Trending on Twitter. The young basketball star immediately sent out his gratitude to his fans. (He now has over 100,000 Twitter followers.)
Everyone and I mean everyone thank your all the love and support. We still got a job to finish. 3 more games!
— Kevin Ware (@_billionairebev) April 1, 2013
And then he got to the jokes.
I should of blocked that shot tho. Lol
— Kevin Ware (@_billionairebev) April 1, 2013
Ware has gained thousands of followers since his injury and has received some Twitter love from Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
Prayers goes out to Kevin Ware and his family! May u have a speedy recovery kid and come back even stronger!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 1, 2013
Thoughts and Prayers are with you and your family #prayforware
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 1, 2013
Ware won’t be getting back on the court soon but he is on the road to recovery.
Back to my brothers I go. twitter.com/_billionairebe…
— Kevin Ware (@_billionairebev) April 2, 2013
Ware was thrust into the spotlight after his injury but the young player had handled it extremely well. If Ware didn’t have a promising basketball career ahead of him he could probably turn this into some sort of reality TV career. Would you watch Where’s Ware?A Basketball Journey Around The World?
Again I’m thankful for all the support I’m receiving right now. Never thought I’d be the talk of the country.
— Kevin Ware (@_billionairebev) April 1, 2013
Oh, and just to solidify Ware’s place among Twitter royalty, check out his new Twitter profile pic above.
Now that’s how you handle a Twitter tragedy.
He is seriously awesome because I cannot tell you how much pain meds and brain bleach I would need to recover from the horror.
that sounds terrible! I bet a broken leg is a pretty rare basketball injury wouldn't you think?