Chicago Bulls edge Los Angeles Lakers as Facebook's most talked about NBA team

As the National Basketball Association prepares for opening tipoff, it's time to look at who is leading the pack on Facebook. Though the Los Angeles Lakers are by far the most-liked basketball team, right now, nearly 400,000 people are buzzing on Facebook about the Chicago Bulls, according to PageData. The least popular team is the Charlotte Bobcats, while the least talked about team is the Washington Wizards. Look below to find out where your favorite NBA team ranks, in terms of Facebook popularity. The Lakers also have the most popular basketball player on Facebook — Kobe Bryant, who has more than 16.9 million likes (a greater total than the Lakers team page). The second-most popular player on Facebook is LeBron James of the Miami Heat, owner of 14.9 million likes (again, more than the Heat team page). The defending NBA champion Miami Heat are third in PTAT and likes. Results ranked in order of PTAT. Name Likes Δ Today Δ This Week PTAT Δ Today Δ This Week Chicago Bulls 9,364,484 +16,643 +97,244 395,606 0 +15,050 LA Lakers 16,832,020 +7,702 +42,868 349,894 +32,330 +104,580 Miami Heat 8,704,151 +4,374 +26,411 138,559 0 +38,591 New York Knicks 3,881,416 +2,618 +16,849 114,487 -575 +2,576 Oklahoma City Thunder 2,198,873 +2,858 +20,783 99,149 +4,105 +50,904 San Antonio Spurs 1,862,925 +1,347 +10,115 70,872 +903 +31,318 Los Angeles Clippers 935,060 +3,938 +26,712 60,074 +1,421 +14,868 Houston Rockets 800,307 +2,895 +15,799 55,899 -1,744 +6,272 Brooklyn Nets 1,182,368 +1,456 +11,998 54,911 -2,792 +18,508 Boston Celtics 7,043,544 +3,244 +21,483 36,263 0 +5,047 Denver Nuggets 1,067,794 +2,979 +14,231 35,198 +1,259 +13,895 Orlando Magic 1,890,197 +2,129 +14,609 25,211 -483 +378 Golden State Warriors 561,311 +2,017 +11,613 24,681 +231 -11,718 Cleveland Cavaliers 1,054,383 +2,047 +12,635 24,200 -1,410 +4,984 Portland Trail Blazers 500,519 +1,157 +8,764 24,030 +633 +4,053 The Detroit Pistons 550,099 +1,266 +9,450 23,019 +1,128 -1,141 Dallas Mavericks 2,630,683 +1,759 +9,520 22,753 -1,589 -5,824 Sacramento Kings 318,611 +1,456 +9,975 20,929 -119 -12,691 Memphis Grizzlies 333,851 +2,376 +14,371 20,684 +1,174 -749 Minnesota Timberwolves 369,431 +1,278 +10,885 20,055 +417 +3,325 Atlanta Hawks 398,627 +1,773 +10,899 20,011 +539 -3,612 New Orleans Pelicans 378,747 +1,585 +9,800 18,810 +3,013 +5,908 Milwaukee Bucks 322,560 +1,632 +9,996 18,581 +1,068 +2,275 Phoenix Suns 835,877 +2,563 +10,213 17,989 +479 +4,270 Indiana Pacers 368,523 +705 +5,698 16,943 0 -3,150 The Toronto Raptors 434,060 +958 +5,187 16,338 +597 +7,861 Utah Jazz 432,408 +1,630 +8,561 15,403 +791 +6,580 Philadelphia 76ers 387,947 +1,170 +8,715 13,557 -377 +609 Charlotte Bobcats 226,519 +836 +7,014 12,126 +193 -1,050 Washington Wizards 228,030 +532 +5,460 8,336 -1,461 -2,254 Image courtesy of the Chicago Bulls' Facebook page.

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