"@SportsCenter: BREAKING: LeBron James has agreed to 5yr/114 million contract w/ the Cleveland Cavaliers. (Via ESPN) pic.twitter.com/fvZlREBX2e”
— Jake ballard (@TheJakeBallard) July 8, 2014
Hats off to Jake Ballard for this one. Clicking on the full tweet immediately reveals the joke but when one is simply scrolling through their Twitter feed, it looks like this:
WHICH IS PERFECT.
As one could expect, some people got rather salty about being tricked by the Cardinals’ tight end having some fun at the internet’s expense.
@TheJakeBallard @SportsCenter eat shit
— ryan (@ocholanco) July 8, 2014
“@jackmewhort: @TheJakeBallard real mature” you got a little excited… For a second… Everyone's checking @SportsCenter after that….
— Jake ballard (@TheJakeBallard) July 8, 2014
@TheJakeBallard @SportsCenter that ain't even funny…
— Logan Rex (@Loganrex2000) July 8, 2014
@TheJakeBallard @SportsCenter awe man I just had a minor heart attack
— Jay Miller (@jay_miller4) July 8, 2014
Still, watch as Chris Broussard uses Ballard’s tweet as a source soon.
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