NBA Centel, explained: Why fans and teams are mourning the parody Twitter account
Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Have you seen some stuff about something called NBA Centel and how fans and teams are now mourning it? And you're very confused about that whole thing? Don't worry. We're here to help.
Yes, that's right. NBA Centel appears to be no more. No, I'm not talking about NBA Central (@TheDunkCentral) which is a legit account that shares hoops news, stats and highlights.
We're talking NBA Centel, a parody account followed by hundreds of thousands of X (formerly Twitter) users.
Let's help you understand what's up.
What is NBA Centel?
It's a parody account much like Ballsack Sports that has fooled quite a few folks with fake quotes that are sometimes repeated on social media or even on television.
Oh really? When has that happened?
It literally happened the other day to Colin Cowherd:
Draymond Green quote tweeted a Centel quote that was NOT from Kevin Garnett back in 2023.
Who shut down NBA Centel?
No clue. All we know is all its tweets are erased. But they're still posting on Instagram
How did NBA teams react?
They were sad ... mostly.
Even Stephen A. Smith sent his best wishes.
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