MEDIA LOSER: David Jacoby and Kendrick Perkins
ESPN fell for a fake Ballsack Sports tweet ... again.
Ballsack Sports tweeted a fake quote from Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant that made its way to ESPN airwaves on Monday.
Host David Jacoby and NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins actually read the fake quote on-air, dedicating a whole segment to something that never happened.
Ballsack Sports -- which is pretty clearly a parody account -- tweeted a “quote” from Morant stating that Michael Jordan would be “just another superstar” if he played in today’s NBA.
"If you put Michael Jordan in today's game, he's just another superstar. You have me, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard, Trae Young, and then guys like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard," read the fake quote, attributed to Morant's interview with Bleacher Report. "It's not just about one superstar and a bunch of average guys."
Morant did appear on a Bleacher Report podcast and stated he “would’ve cooked” Jordan in a game of one-on-one because “I’m never gonna say nobody gonna beat me in one-on-one or anything. Yeah. I don’t care what it is. What sport it is. Soccer who the best player in soccer. Come on. We can play!”
But Morant never uttered the “just another superstar” line, despite the claim of Ballsack Sports.
Nevertheless, the quote made its way to ESPN’s This Just In, where Perkins called Morant “confident and crazy at the same time” over the bogus statement.
Shortly after the segment aired, Molly Morrison flagged the fake quote on Twitter, writing, "I know ESPN did not just do an entire segment based on a Ja Morant 'quote' from Ballsack Sports."
Bleacher Report's Taylor Rooks later confirmed Morant “absolutely did not say this in the interview." |