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Ricci Rivero, CJ Cansino are kings of PH sports Twitter in 2020

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/12/08/ricci-cj.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> A pair of UAAP stars were the most talked about athletes on Twitter this past year, ahead of the NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers.</p><p>University of the Philippines (UP) standout Ricci Rivero and UP transferee CJ Cansino were first and second, respectively, as the most tweeted about sports accounts in the Philippines this year. </p><p>Rivero has topped the list since 2017, while Cansino made headlines this year with his highly-publicized exit from University of Santo Tomas (UST) and subsequent transfer to UP.</p><p>&quot;I am just thankful na all these years, and&#x27;yan pa rin sila supporting me online, be it with sports or entertainment,&quot; said Rivero. &quot;I am just blessed to have been given a platform where I can use my voice to inspire and entertain a lot of people.&quot;</p><p>This exchange from August, when Rivero openly recruited Cansino to UP, was heavily talked about by UAAP fans and made it to the trending topics for the day.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">yknow what’s UP <a href="https://twitter.com/cjcansino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cjcansino</a></p>— Ricci Rivero (@_ricciiirivero) <a href="https://twitter.com/_ricciiirivero/status/1296474080716165121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Cansino said that making it to the Top 5 is an honor, especially as he emerged ahead of NBA teams.</p><p>&quot;Hindi biro maging part ng Top 5 ng most tweeted,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Pero kung iisipin mo naman, it&#x27;s more on responsibility na maging good role model, lalo na sa mga taong umiidilo sa &#x27;yo,&quot; he also said.</p><p>According to Twitter, there were 2 billion tweets globally about sports in 2020, even though the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement or outright cancellation of several events.</p><p>Aside from Rivero and Cansino, the Lakers, the Miami Heat, and the Golden State Warriors were the other most tweeted sports accounts in the Philippines in the past year.<br/> </p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yt5-mjXg1mM?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>A pair of UAAP stars were the most talked about athletes on Twitter this past year, ahead of the NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers.</p>

A pair of UAAP stars were the most talked about athletes on Twitter this past year, ahead of the NBA champions Los Angeles Lakers.