Man oh man. The fake NBA Twitter accounts are putting up numbers these days, y’all.
Kendrick Perkins knows about this all too well. He’s normally the most famous person we see fall victim to the Ballsack Sportsification of Twitter, which is especially rampant now considering the fact that literally anyone can be verified for the cost of a cup of coffee.
It wasn’t Perkins who fell for the trap today, though. Instead, it was Draymond Green. And it almost started an extremely, extremely regrettable beef with Kevin Garnett.
Luckily, though, cooler heads prevailed. This is not something I ever thought I’d say about a situation involving Kevin Garnett. But, hey. Here we are.
Anyway, here’s how it all went down.
Draymond thought Kevin Garnett tweeted about him punching Jordan Poole
Yet another fake NBA account — @TheNBACentel — tweeted a fake Kevin Garnett quote about Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole last season.
Draymond Green falls for a fake quote 😭 pic.twitter.com/mPRSuXpLCZ
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) July 19, 2023
Wow. Draymond really got got.
He sure did. And then he directly mentioned Garnett after getting absolutely bamboozled. Just completely embarrassing.
Now, considering who Kevin Garnett is? This could’ve gotten so much worse than it did. After all, this is the same guy who is one of the best worst trash talkers in NBA history. I mean, it’s partially why he was so good, honestly.
Luckily, KG was willing to let bygones be bygones. Instead, he blamed Elon Musk. Because, honestly, yeah, it’s all his fault.
I love that Kevin Garnett is 15 years older than millennial Draymond Green but KG knows a fake tweet when he sees it before the dude typing a whole paragraph pic.twitter.com/0AzJ8ympZn
— Rob Lopez (@r0bato) July 19, 2023
This is what happens when everyone gets a blue checkmark, Elon.
That's actually hilarious
Yup. Everyone had jokes after this, too. Even Kevin Durant got in on the fun.
Gotta be more careful out here
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 19, 2023
Nah yo, u gotta chill. Do something bout this @god
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) July 19, 2023
So what happened to the account?
They got NBA Centel out of the paint, folks. First, the account lost its blue checkmark. Then it got suspended.
It was a legendary run. Godspeed NBA Centel.
Really funny how this wouldn't have happened if you couldn't just "get verified" for 10 bucks. pic.twitter.com/884d5CqO87
— Daniel Theis Fanclub (@Theis_Fanclub) July 19, 2023
But the damage was already done. The account just put up legendary numbers. And, certainly, another one will step up in its place. It only costs 10 dollars, after all.
The jokes are still flying in
NBACentel has spread more disinformation than Russian bots. https://t.co/9JT6YCm1NR
— The Pettiest Laker Fan 🤫 (@ThePettiestLA) July 19, 2023
KG after Draymond fell for the fake tweet pic.twitter.com/WFx1yDfwxp
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) July 19, 2023
NBACentel this past two months pic.twitter.com/dJJ9I1vZKY
— , (@TatisJrEnyoyer) July 19, 2023
LMAO Draymond really fell for an NBA Centel tweet 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/PlGe95yJIB
— Germán (@purdyflaco) July 19, 2023
Nbacentel pic.twitter.com/tfL7f0jhKt
— Grizz Szn (@Reedh98) July 19, 2023
Ballsack sports, Buttcrack sports, and NBA Centel have collectively changed sports twitter forever this is hilarious man
— JAY® (@JayLGK) July 19, 2023
Got to be a bit more careful out there in these Twitter streets, Draymond.
