On Wednesday night, the lowly, 17-win Wizards did what many an NBA team does at halftime and chose a fan to participate in what looked to be a routine half-court contest. In this case, the selected attendee had the chance to win $10,000 if he sank a shot from the logo while wearing a blindfold. The fan, no doubt eager to walk home with some padded pockets, happily obliged.
What he did not account for, however (so it seemed, at least) was the fact that Wednesday was April Fools’ Day, and that the Wizards' in-arena team had planned a joke for the occasion: although the man's half-court attempt did not go in the hoop, the mascots and hosts down on the court made him think it did by mobbing him in celebration after he removed his blindfold. They then handed him the giant $10,000 check before replaying for him the failed shot ... and gleefully taking the check away.
