Twitter Goes Nuts Over NBA’s Return After Historically Short Offseason

The NBA is back!

(Well, kind of.)

The NBA preseason begins Friday night with 10 teams competing in five different contests. The first two games -- Orlando Magic-Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks-Detroit Pistons -- were the first to tip off at 7 p.m. ET.

The return of professional basketball had Twitter in a tizzy, and rightfully so.

NBA IS OFFICIALLY BACK TONIGHT pic.twitter.com/K6BgJyd0Xx

— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) December 11, 2020

NBA BACK! 👏 pic.twitter.com/pFJQn3uhyn

— ESPN (@espn) December 11, 2020

Almost like it never left! ✅@NBA is officially back on the court! 😍 pic.twitter.com/41hFCHOBgn

— theScore Bet (@theScoreBet) December 12, 2020

🚨 NBA preseason starts today 🚨 pic.twitter.com/31BiWbDtyE

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 11, 2020

https://twitter.com/TheHoopCentral/status/1337260902194663426

Relatable 🙂 pic.twitter.com/vXMYz1mMG6

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 11, 2020

Yeah, we missed it too.