It’s been just over a month since the entire sports world was put on hold amid the global coronavirus pandemic, and there’s no clear return in sight.
While leagues — like NASCAR and the NBA — have looked to get creative with iRacing, HORSE and 2K tournaments, sports fans have generally been left with the ultimate void of sporting events and the uncertainty as the health crisis plays out.
But you don’t realize how much you truly miss sports until you get into the minute details. It’s the little things that make sports awesome. So on Wednesday, DAZN’s Steve Braband wanted to hear from Twitter about their “VERY SPECIFIC” favorites in sports.
What VERY SPECIFIC thing do you miss about sports the most? Be as specific as possible.
— Steve Braband (@stevebraband) April 15, 2020
The answers, which were great, only made us miss sports more. *sigh*
DBs celebrating after QB overthrows a wide open man https://t.co/dSQvVPhYJE
— 1 (@HPJArt) April 15, 2020
Football players a few feet from a pile who passionately signal that their team got possession of a loose ball with absolutely no evidence. https://t.co/7m6DJpYkP1
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) April 15, 2020
the way quarterbacks angrily unsnap their chinstraps after throwing an interception https://t.co/Xk9MUGnq6r
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) April 15, 2020
NBA players missing a free throw and then high fiving all their teammates. https://t.co/aIkFVuEa0T
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) April 15, 2020
College basketball officials trying to summon the Hammer of Thor when making a charge call and doing so after four blows of the whistle, waiting a beat, then thrusting their fist and basking in the absolute disgust of thousands of people in the stands. https://t.co/Uv9MYjcg6C
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) April 15, 2020
the first two-strike count of the game, when you get to find out if the starter has a good out pitch today https://t.co/6bWy4Jf3sl
— Albert Burneko (@AlbertBurneko) April 15, 2020
that beautiful 47 seconds between the leafs getting the lead and the leafs giving up the lead https://t.co/h3Jb8m9NVA
— Acting the Fulemin (@ATFulemin) April 15, 2020
The moment Patrick Mahomes escapes the pocket and the crowd (home or away) starts buzzing as he runs towards the sideline surveying the field and you know something bananas is about to happen. https://t.co/lZCivoNtxS
— Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) April 15, 2020
The afternoon sun illuminating a teardrop on Jose Altuve's cheek https://t.co/BFOWvUZCPe
— 2020 Astros Shame Tour (@AsteriskTour) April 15, 2020
Leonard Fournette getting four carries from the 1-yard line and not getting in. https://t.co/grEMFsQJlq
— Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) April 15, 2020
when everything is going well until a borderline strike call goes against Mike Foltynewicz and the world actually ends https://t.co/timnt8E9XW
— Scott Coleman (@scottcoleman55) April 15, 2020
When a baseball player fouls one straight back and then hits the bat with his hand in frustration and the announcer says, “Oh, he just missed that one.” https://t.co/yufku3x5Yr
— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) April 15, 2020
Announcers saying that this inning is like the Land o' Lakes Grand Slam inning or whatever, and if a home team player hits a grand slam on the 99th pitch someone wins $4000 of butter. https://t.co/jElEZt6pag
— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) April 15, 2020
Literally being able to sit next to someone I do not know. https://t.co/PTU9tB5iy2
— Will Leitch (@williamfleitch) April 15, 2020
The distant sound of trash cans being hit at Astros games while I sip on a ice cold bud light https://t.co/LzaaRuILru
— Molly (@FSUmollz) April 15, 2020
I would pay an absurd amount of money to hear someone misidentify an RPO right now. https://t.co/4cWkKZZhZJ
— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) April 15, 2020
Patrick. Mahomes.
— 🐷🐶 (@Hamdogg) April 15, 2020
7 hours of commercial free football
— Andy Mack 🍺 (@REAL_AndyMack) April 15, 2020
Come back, sports.
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