Once again, everyone in the United States is talking about O.J. Simpson.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame running back was granted parole Thursday, meaning he’ll soon leave prison after serving eight-plus years of his original 33-year sentence. The hearing, in its entirety, was broadcast live, which made for an eventful afternoon on social media.
In the lead-up to the Nevada Board of Parole’s decision, Simpson was getting mixed reviews for his performance in the hearing.
They're about to send OJ back to jail just to get him to stop talking.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) July 20, 2017
They gon sink OJ
— Mike Wallace (@Wallace17_daKid) July 20, 2017
OJ, being a gr8 representative of a prison, isn't a compliment or something you should boast about. WTF!!!
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) July 20, 2017
O.J. sitting in his parole hearing laughing like he's catching up with his old college Buddies.. tighten up O.J!😁😩 #OJSimpsonParole pic.twitter.com/Qq8hqVSE6v
— Willie Colon (@willcolon66) July 20, 2017
OJ looks a lot better then he did when he went to jail! Glad he's healthy looking! #OJ
— Terrance Knighton (@Coach_Knighton) July 20, 2017
Then, once the decision became official, members of the sports community flocked to Twitter to share their reactions.
Free the Juice
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) July 20, 2017
OJ was in jail doing a lot!!!!
He started several sports leagues
When he gets out .. I propose a street football league ..
Flag tho.
— Baron Davis (@BaronDavis) July 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/FollowTheHam/status/888131722960818176
THE JUICE IS LOOSE
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) July 20, 2017
The juice is loose
— Mark Ingram II (@markingramII) July 20, 2017
OJ bouta play that T Grizzely first day out.. I went to trial back 2 back bih I'm 2-0
— Mike Wallace (@Wallace17_daKid) July 20, 2017
At the gym – already heard "the juice is loose." Twice.
— Michele Steele (@MicheleSteele) July 20, 2017
They done let the REAL JUICE out! #OJsimpson
— The Jonathon Simmons (@ThaRealJsimms) July 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/L_Bell26/status/888114961842438146
Man OJ better be squeaky clean from here on out. He's on his 2nd or 3rd chance. He even blink wrong, they're throwing his ass back in there
— George Iloka (@George_iloka) July 20, 2017
The Nevada prison system is losing quite a running back today
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 20, 2017
I was dropping my daughter off at Grandma's. Did anyone use "the Juice is Loose" on twitter yet?
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) July 20, 2017
Excited for OJ…🙏🏾
— Fred Taylor (@FredTaylorMade) July 20, 2017
The G.O.A.T😂 #OJSimpson pic.twitter.com/SSkZPMgLDE
— Carl Landry (@CarlLandry) July 20, 2017
OJ wins again!
— Jermichael Finley (@JermichaelF88) July 20, 2017
Of course, no O.J. Simpson hearing can be complete without a little controversy, a trend one of the parole-board members helped continue.
Say what you want about Simpson (as if there’s anything that hasn’t been said), but the guy sure knows how to generate some buzz.
Thumbnail photo via Flickr/Charles LeBlanc
