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Stephen A. Smith reported on a player posting something on Instagram during an episode of First Take.
The only problem is that post never actually existed and he fell for a troll.
On Monday’s episode, Smith brought up a post that was supposedly from Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The fake post included a screenshot of the trade that sent Gilgeous-Alexander to the Thunder. In this trade, the Los Angeles Clippers sent him, Danilo Gallinari, and seven draft picks to the Thunder for star forward Paul George.
The implication of the post was that the Clippers — who were recently eliminated in the first round of the playoffs — made a mistake not keeping Gilgeous-Alexander.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted this on his IG😭 pic.twitter.com/ZBRz7tYH4g
— NBACentel (@TheNBACentel) May 4, 2024
“You got a young thoroughbred calling you out and saying, ‘Y’all gave me up, along with all of that, for what you got,”” Smith said on First Take. “Come on, man. You gotta move in a different direction if you’re the Clippers.”
Hours later, the Twitter account Ballsack Sports posted the clip in celebration that Smith fell for another one of its fake posts.
LMAAAAAAOOOOOO HEYYYY @ESPN WE’RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK https://t.co/9FHUrLjnDM pic.twitter.com/ie8LATbOjx
— Ballsack Sports (@BallsackSports) May 7, 2024
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