Cory Higgins explains why he's not active on social media / News - Basketnews.com

Cory Higgins thinks social media is distracting and features a lot of fakeness, making it the main reason he doesn't use it a lot.

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Even though he's one of the best players in his position in the entire EuroLeague, you won't see a lot of Cory Higgins on social media.

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The FC Barcelona guard's Instagram profile consists of a photo every couple of months. His Twitter account has tweeted or commented on anything for multiple years now.

In an interview with BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas, Higgins explained his stance.

"You don't see me on social media, I don't like social media at all. I didn't even want to do this interview until Casce (Carles Cascante, Barca's press officer) convinced me to do it," the player was honest. "It's just not for me. I think there are great benefits, it's just a personal preference for myself because it's very distracting."

"You see interviews with guys, it's a lot of fakeness on social media so I just try to stay away from it," he said. "I don't like commenting on stuff. You won't see me on there ever."

Barcelona are taking on Real Madrid in the EuroLeague this week. The game will be broadcasted in VR, a first in the tournament's history.

Full interview with Cory Higgins:

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