Are NBA players not allowed to Tweet during the lockout?

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    I follow all the Blazers who have accounts on Twitter and with the exception of Rudy (who I know isn't a Blazer anymore) none of them have tweeted anything today. Just kind of odd because Wes, LMA and Armon are usually pretty chatty on Twitter.
     
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    I wouldn't think that there's any legal reason why they can't...Twitter is a personal thing, like a telephone, not an NBA thing. Perhaps the union is asking players to keep a low profile to avoid any PR gaffes?
     
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    I was thinking that or maybe a Blazer employee was the one who set up the Twitter accounts for the players.
     
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    Well fuck! I just refreshed my browser and up popped a bunch of tweets from Blazer players, lol! That's really strange, I've never had to refresh my browser before for Twitter.
     
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    Nolan smith and AJ are have been tweating like mad men.
     
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    Technically, Nolan Smith and Armon Johnson aren't part of the NBA though


    As for others, I would think the NBAPA would tell them not to tweet about the NBA, but I can't imagine there is a legal reason why they can't
     
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    How isn't AJ part of the NBA? He has a 2 year deal I believe.
     
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