The world watched the 2017 solar eclipse.

And the lifetime event was more than reason enough for several NBA teams to have some fun on social media.

The following are tweets several teams posted:

New Orleans Pelicans

Atlanta Hawks

Memphis Grizzlies

Houston Rockets

Phoenix Suns

Minnesota Timberwolves

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