REVEALED: The Most Potty-Mouthed Fanbases in the NBA

NBA fans will be looking forward to celebrating it gameday on Thursday, and we all know how high tensions can run both on the court and in the stands.

But while the on-court action is usually the focus, the online chatter among fans can be even more heated.

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In other words, NBA fans are passionate, and their passion can sometimes lead to bad behavior online. But have you ever wondered which fanbases are the most vulgar online?

New research from Betway has outlined who the frontrunners are based on swear words used in each NBA team’s subreddit.

Based on the data, it was revealed that:

• The Phoenix Suns have the highest number of vulgar words used by their fans, with a total of 577.
• The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers are close behind, with 524 and 501 vulgar words used by their fans, respectively.
• The Charlotte Hornets have the lowest number of vulgar words used by their fans, with a total of 82.

The following table ranks the NBA teams based on the total number of vulgar words used across each team’s subreddit:

Methodology

We scraped each NBA team’s subreddit posts from the past 4 years to gather insights and characteristics of each community. We sourced the number of mentions in each subreddit for vulgar words to reveal the fanbases that use the most profanity.

All data is correct as of 10/13/2023

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