Kings of Instagram: LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kyrie Irving tops in followers among NBA stars

One metric by which the relative popularity of basketball players can be gauged is to compare how many Instagram followers they have. With Michael Jordan lacking an official account, LeBron James far and away leads the pack with more than 30 millions followers — a rather remarkable total considering he annually eschews the platform for the two-month duration of the NBA Playoffs.

[fusion_title size=”4″]KINGS OF INSTAGRAM[/fusion_title]

While James, Steph Curry and Kyrie Irving are tops on Instagram among hoopsters, can you name the remaining seven stars in the top ten? Not surprisingly, given their recent run of success, there are two current players each from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors represented. What is surprising, is that the Warriors’ NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant is no where to be found in the top ten due to the fact he doesn’t maintain an Instagram account.

UPDATED October 28, 2017

[fusion_title size=”4″]10) KLAY THOMPSON[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Klay Thompson (@klaythompson) on Jul 21, 2017 at 5:50pm PDT

Klay Alexander Thompson
Current team: Golden State Warriors
Born February 8, 1990 📍 Los Angeles, California
Instagram followers: 4.1 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]9) CARMELO ANTHONY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Carmelo Anthony (@carmeloanthony) on Aug 21, 2016 at 5:54pm PDT

Carmelo Kyam Anthony
Current team: New York Knicks
Born May 29, 1984 📍 Brooklyn, New York
Instagram followers: 5.6 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]8) JAMES HARDEN[/fusion_title]

A post shared by jharden13 (@jharden13) on Mar 16, 2017 at 7:02pm PDT

James Edward Harden Jr.
Current team: Houston Rockets
Born August 26, 1989 📍 Los Angeles, California
Instagram followers: 6.2 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]7) SHAQUILLE O’NEAL[/fusion_title]

A post shared by DR. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL Ed.D. (@shaq) on Oct 26, 2017 at 10:24pm PDT

Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal
Last team: Boston Celtics
Born March 6, 1972 📍 Newark, New Jersey
Instagram followers: 6.4 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]6) KOBE BRYANT[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) on Oct 20, 2017 at 11:53am PDT

Kobe Bean Bryant
Last team: Los Angeles Lakers
Born August 23, 1978 📍 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instagram followers: 7.8 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]5) RUSSELL WESTBROOK[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Russell Westbrook (@russwest44) on Oct 14, 2017 at 8:18pm PDT

Russell Westbrook III
Current team: Oklahoma City Thunder
Born November 12, 1988 📍 Long Beach, California
Instagram followers: 8.9 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]4) DWYANE WADE[/fusion_title]

A post shared by dwyanewade (@dwyanewade) on Aug 24, 2017 at 11:56am PDT

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr.
Current team: Chicago Bulls
Born January 17, 1982 📍 Chicago, Illinois
Instagram followers: 9.9 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]3) KYRIE IRVING[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Kyrie Irving (@kyrieirving) on Aug 21, 2016 at 3:18pm PDT

Kyrie Andrew Irving
Current team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Born March 23, 1992 📍 Melbourne, Australia
Instagram followers: 10.3 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]2) STEPH CURRY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Wardell Curry (@stephencurry30) on Oct 27, 2017 at 9:04am PDT

Wardell Stephen Curry II
Current team: Golden State Warriors
Born March 14, 1988 📍 Akron, Ohio
Instagram followers: 17.8 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]1) LEBRON JAMES[/fusion_title]

A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Oct 22, 2017 at 5:42pm PDT

LeBron Raymone James
Current team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Born December 30, 1984 📍 Akron, Ohio
Instagram followers: 33.3 million