#StrayKids_RUN_IT_OutNow tops this June 24 UTC pull because the eight-member group dropped its pre-release single at 1 p.m. KST on release day, hours before the 2026 NBA Draft second round tips off at Barclays Center. Every name in today's top 15 is a new entrant versus the May 15 snapshot, when Taiwan summit politics and a Subnautica 2 launch anchored the feed. Draft trades, a Toby Fox chapter drop, and a split-screen Colombia news cycle replaced that cluster overnight.
Top trending topics on X (Twitter) — June 24
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#StrayKids_RUN_IT_OutNow — A K-pop comeback hashtag for Stray Kids' digital single "RUN IT," written and produced by 3RACHA. JYP Entertainment released the track on June 24, 2026 at 1 p.m. KST ahead of the August 7 EP "THIS & THAT" and a July "RUN IT" world tour in Seoul. Google search interest climbed sharply in the seven days before release.
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Carr — Cameron Carr, a Baylor guard drafted 24th overall on June 23. The Los Angeles Lakers traded up with the New York Knicks, sending the No. 25 pick and cash for a 3-and-D wing beside Luka Dončić. His 42-inch vertical at the NBA Draft Combine fueled highlight clips across draft night timelines.
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Philon — Labaron Philon Jr., an Alabama guard taken 22nd by the Philadelphia 76ers on June 23. Philon averaged 22.0 points and 5.0 assists as a sophomore. Google search interest rose 25% over the past seven days heading into draft night.
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Koa Peat — An Arizona forward selected 30th overall, the final first-round pick on June 23. Dallas drafted Peat and flipped his rights to the Phoenix Suns in a three-team deal with the Knicks, sending the Gilbert native home.
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Isaiah Evans — A Duke sharpshooter who went undrafted through all 30 first-round picks on June 23 despite mock-draft links to the Lakers at No. 25. Evans was the last player left in the green room when Round 1 ended.
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Lakers — The Los Angeles Lakers' draft-night trade up from No. 25 to No. 24 for Cameron Carr, passing on projected targets like Isaiah Evans.
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Byram — Bowen Byram, a Sabres defenseman traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on June 23 for the No. 4 NHL Draft pick plus Louis Crevier and a second-rounder. Byram posted a career-high 42 points last season.
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Colombia — Trending on election and soccer overlap: Gustavo Petro accepted Abelardo de la Espriella's June 21 runoff win on June 23, while Colombia beat DR Congo 1-0 the same night to reach the World Cup Round of 16.
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Mara — Aday Mara, a 7-foot-3 Michigan center drafted 12th by the Oklahoma City Thunder on June 23. National champion Mara was framed as rim-protection depth after Chet Holmgren's playoff struggles against Victor Wembanyama.
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#NBADraft — The hashtag for the 2026 NBA Draft second round on June 24 at 8 p.m. ET. Round 1 on June 23 sent AJ Dybantsa to Washington at No. 1 and saw the champion Knicks exit the first round via three trades.
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DELTARUNE TODAY — Fan shorthand for Deltarune Chapter 5, which launched June 24, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. EDT as a free update across PC, Mac, Switch, Switch 2, PS4, and PS5.
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Cenac — Chris Cenac Jr., a Houston center drafted 27th by the Boston Celtics on June 23. The 6-foot-11 freshman averaged 7.9 rebounds with a 7-foot-5 wingspan.
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Goldman — Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), unseated in the June 23 NY-10 Democratic primary by Brad Lander, 65.7% to 34.1%. Mamdani-backed Lander ran on sharper Gaza criticism.
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Chet — Chet Holmgren trending in fan reactions to OKC drafting Aday Mara, framed as size insurance after Holmgren's Wembanyama playoff matchup.
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Sergio De Larrea — A Spanish guard from Valencia drafted 25th by the Lakers for the Knicks, then flipped to Dallas. New York moved down three times to exit Round 1 under the second apron.
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What today's X trends reveal
Nine of the top 15 strings trace to the June 23 NBA Draft or its June 24 second round, with Knicks-Lakers-Mavericks-Suns trade chains compressing multiple surnames into one cluster. That differs sharply from the May 15 feed, which mixed Taiwan summit politics, a Fairfax prosecutor probe, and a Subnautica 2 launch.
A second lane pairs timed releases with politics. Stray Kids' 1 p.m. KST drop and Deltarune's 11 a.m. EDT chapter launch both hit fixed clocks on June 24, while Colombia's election concession and World Cup win fed Spanish-language timelines the same night. Isaiah Evans and Carr look like one-day draft spikes; Colombia may hold through formal certification on June 25.
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