NBA Players Were Blown Away By The Battle Of Winterfell On ‘Game Of Thrones’

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Twitter was ablaze after Game Of Thrones ran the longest episode in its eight season history, the definitive battle between the living and the dead in Sunday night’s “The Long Night.” Clocking in at just over 90 minutes, the episode featured nearly all of the show’s remaining important characters involved in the longest battle sequence the show has ever put on screen.

It was as intense as advertised, with an ending built upon years of brilliant foreshadowing. And like most of us, the NBA universe was captivated.

(As a warning: You can probably guess, but we’re about to dive pretty heavily into spoilers from the episode, so read on at your own discretion.)

When Arya Stark came plummeting out of the darkness to plunge a Valeryian steel dagger into the Night King’s stomach, rendering the army of the dead into nothing but dust, in the episode’s climax, it sent NBA Twitter into a frenzy.

— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) April 29, 2019

arya with the mj switch in mid air!!!!

— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin23) April 29, 2019

Yeah Arya pic.twitter.com/59ECcz5RL6

— Michael Carter-Willi (@MCW1) April 29, 2019

I don’t know what’s going to happen the rest of the show. But I’m #teamarya give her the throne!!! This show was incredible.

— Victor Oladipo (@VicOladipo) April 29, 2019

ARYAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! HOLY SH*T!!!!!!!

— Hippo Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) April 29, 2019

#GameOfThrones#LyannaMormont#AryaStark pic.twitter.com/bEnrzyGmF4

— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) April 29, 2019

The king is dead,long live the NIGHT king! @Maisie_Williams that was a foul lol

Jon Nurk Snow ⛄️ #GamefThrones #gameof @GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/UWriKOHkWm

— Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) April 29, 2019

Other reactions came pouring in, including from Paul Pierce, whose emoji use has come a long way from the best NBA player tweet in history.

— Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) April 29, 2019

Game of Thrones man….wow

— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) April 29, 2019

While that was awesome… I have sooooooo many questions now that I hope are answered #GameOfThrones

— Hippo Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) April 29, 2019

My mind has absolutely exploded! #bestepisodeEVeR

— Channing Frye (@channingfrye) April 29, 2019

Frank Kaminsky had a few critical thoughts that mirrored what a chunk of the audience took away from the episode, in that the rules that once drove the show’s world have seemingly been flipped on its head.

— Hippo Kaminsky III (@FSKPart3) April 29, 2019

With just three episodes to go, NBA players remain as invested in Game Of Thrones as the general public.