Twitter was down, for a few moments at least, today. We didn't need to tell you that. But what caused the crash?
Was it NBA player Kobe Bryant who detonated the social media giant? The LA Lakers superstar was playing his final NBA match today in Los Angeles.
With the international sports media hype already at a stupendous level could the world tweeting about Kobe's final moments on a basketball court have frazzled Twitter's mainframe?