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“LeBron Punches Westbrook? Wrong!”: NBA Twitter Gets Tricked by ‘Ballsack Sports’ Following Lakers Humiliating Loss

Adit Pujari
|PublishedOct 24, 2022

“LeBron Punches Westbrook? Wrong!”: NBA Twitter Gets Tricked by ‘Ballsack Sports’ Following Lakers Humiliating Loss

Oct 23, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) and guard Russell Westbrook (0) high-five during the first quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports

Ballsack Sports takes advantage of Lakers struggles, claims LeBron James punched Russell Westbrook after their third loss of the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a storm that carries the potential to wreck their season. Granted it’s only the beginning. However, their three consecutive losses sing of a possible future. A future where they again fail to qualify for the playoffs.

In the midst of such a storm, Ballsack Sports, a parody account covering NBA, has skillfully duped fans. The Twitter account that has gained notoriety for sneaking in parody tweets as news. This time, they targeted LeBron James and Westbrook.

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Ballsack Sports duped Lakers fans

During the game, Ballsack tweeted that LeBron had punched Westbrook. The tweet quickly went viral and many fans fell prey to this news. They frantically searched for a video or any news. Until they finally realized what had conspired.

Ballsack: “LeBron James just PUNCHED Russell Westbrook”

The reason Lakers fans so easily fell prey to this was perhaps motivated by how poorly LeBron James and Westbrook have played together. This game was also unique because LeBron and Anthony Davis were openly frustrated over an airball by Brodie.

Fans react to parody tweet pitting LeBron James against Russell Westbrook

Fans who were duped had some incredible reactions. There were many who already knew what was going on. Some were confused, but many straight away fell for it. Some fans even tried to help Ballsack out by claiming it was real. But mostly, it was Lakers’ terrible performance that has caused such mistrust in the NBA community.

Here are the best reactions to the ‘alleged’ LeBron and Westbrook fight.

The gold and purple need a turn around urgently. If they can’t work out their offense, they will find themselves in a repeat of the last season.

For LeBron James, that means another season without a shot at the championship. He will turn 38 in December. It will be difficult to maintain this level of athleticism after two years.

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About the author

Adit Pujari

Adit Pujari is an NBA Journalist and Strategist at The SportsRush. He formerly worked as a debate and writing trainer. An avid fan of Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, Adit began following the league in 2007. With the Lakers and Boston Celtics rivalry ripe, he found himself hooked to the sport immediately. After 15 years of religiously following the league, he decided to use his knowledge base as a sports writer in 2021. Since then, he has worked as an NBA writer, led a team of MLB writers, and has now joined The SportsRush. In his spare time, Adit loves playing pickup games and exploring hidden Himalayan trails.