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r/nba is a PUBLIC community on Reddit with over 17,183,492 members. It currently has a positive sentiment with an engagement rate of 0.0%. With a community friendliness score of 80, this subreddit presents a low conversion potential for authentic brand participation. Self-promotion is generally allowed according to recent analysis.
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Subreddit Rules
- Be civil and respectful: 1a. Be respectful
- trolling or baiting
- 1c. Threats or personal insults
- 1d. Discriminatory language
- 1e. Hate threads
- 1f. Novelty accounts
- 1g. Spoilers / Gore / Porn
- 1h. Offensive usernames
- 1i. Witch hunts
- 1j. NSFW content
- 1k. Harmful misinformation
- 1l. Personal information
- 1m. Comment edits – Editing comments to troll, advertise, or mislead
- Posts and comments should be directly related to current NBA discussion: 2a. Irrelevant content – Relevancy is moderator discretion.
- 2b. NBA history – Historical posts are only allowed in the offseason and must be discussion-based
- throwback/highlight posts during the season unless the game happened within the past 48 hours.
- 2c. NBA prospects – Prospect discussion is only allowed in the offseason.
- 2d. Personal content – Fan art, memorabilia, arena pictures, and mixtapes should go in the Daily Discussion thread..
- Self-Promotion Guidelines (Outside of Friday Self-Promotion Thread): Submit personal content (e.g., YouTube, blog, podcast, designs) only in the Friday Self-Promotion thread or with significant post / comment history in r/nba .
- 3a. What counts as self-promotion – Includes linking to your channel, podcast, blog, artwork, merchandise, etc.
- 3b. Applies to everyone
- merchandise/resale links – Sales posts are not allowed.
- Full guidelines https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/wiki/rules#wiki_3_-_self_promotion_guidelines
- No Gambling Discussion: 4a. Gambling content – No betting, fantasy sports, parlays, or odds talk. There are other subs for that.
- 4b. Complaints about bets/parlays – Don’t post about lost bets. Users can’t help you.
- Low-Effort, Misleading, or Redundant Content: 5a. Memes and joke content – Post to the Daily Thread, not the front page.
- 5b. Titles – No clickbait. Be clear and include context. Don't include usernames in titles. Don’t use excessive capitalization.
- 5c. Reposts – Even if not identical, repetitive posts that don't add to discussion may be removed.
- 5d. Reaction posts – Reactions to quotes/stats/events often belong as comments in the main thread.
- 5e. Multiple related posts – Group them into one post to avoid cluttering sort by new.
- Post Source Guidelines: 6a. Fake news – Fake quotes/stats/posts will result in a permanent ban.
- 6b. Sources must be current – Must be from within the last 48 hours.
- 6c. Conspiracy theories – Keep them to /r/conspiracy or the Daily Discussion Thread.
- 6d. Aggregator content – Link to original sources, not aggregators.
- 6e. Stats posts – Must include a source. Cherry-picked or misleading stats are subject to removal.
- 6f. Quotes from media – Must be posted as a self/text post with a link and discussion.
- Video / Highlight Rules: 7a. Must be recent – Only highlights from the past 48 hours.
- 7b. Video quality – Must be 720p+, 16:9 ratio, with original audio
- vertical videos or screen recordings.
- 7c. Use tags – All highlight posts must include [Highlight] or [Injury] in the title.
- 7d. Requests need context – Include quarter/time and description. Use "Highlight Request" in title.
- 7e. Clear Video - Highlights with intrusive text and logos/watermarks will be removed.
- 7f. Replays/Alternate Angles - comment under automod
- Post-Game Thread Rules: Full guidelines https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/wiki/rules#wiki_8_-_post-game_thread_rules
- Playoff Rules: 9a. Self posts will be disabled throughout playoff games Mods will be disable self posts within 15 minutes of the start of that day's game and will be re-enabled within 15 minutes of the end of the game. Linking to something unrelated to make a post which is just your short comment about something is banned.
- Social Media Guidelines: 10a. Required to have a title of [Author] 'Exact text of social media post'
- Daily Discussion Thread: If you have a post that you'd like to share that doesn't necessarily fit within the above guidelines, please post it in the Daily discussion thread.
What is r/nba?
r/nba is a public Reddit community created in November 2008 with over 17,183,492 members. A community for NBA discussion.
The community has a positive sentiment and an engagement rate of 0.0%. With a friendliness score of 80, it is considered very welcoming to new members.
Self-promotion is generally allowed, making it a potential opportunity for authentic brand participation.
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