Tuesday, not just any normal day, nor the typical Tuesday.
This is April 1st, otherwise known as April Fool’s Day—the day renowned for pranks.
Amid many breaking news stories, like Tiger Woods undergoing microdiscectomy for a pinched nerve in his back, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon opted to lead their show, Pardon the Interruption, with a shocking revelation for the Indiana Pacers.
The news?
Due to the Pacers recent swoon, head coach Frank Vogel had been reassigned within the organization and team president Larry Bird would be stepping in as coach to rectify front office “mistakes”—such as having traded away Danny Granger, an integral piece of the team’s chemistry and acquiring players like Evan Turner and Andrew Bynum.
The long time PTI duo did an excellent job selling the story as breaking news, even going so far as to debate if Bird should assume responsibility for the team’s loss of chemistry and assume coaching duties.
It was, of course, a farce, but it was convincing enough to sucker in a few peers in the media—even within ESPN.
man, @pti must be playing me. i wouldn’t appreciate that. RT @cal_edwards: April fools right..!
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) April 1, 2014
dude, i fell HARD. i feel like i just need to go to the grocery store. RT @RedZone_Moss: You not falling for it are you? LOL
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) April 1, 2014
dude, i fell HARD. i feel like i just need to go to the grocery store. RT @RedZone_Moss: You not falling for it are you? LOL
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) April 1, 2014
at the very least, it wouldn’t be the craziest idea we’ve ever heard. RT @SedanoESPN: Me too… it’s kinda believable
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) April 1, 2014
So not cool @PTI
— Michael Smith (@michaelsmith) April 1, 2014
Because Mike and Tony sold it so well “@LBrothersMedia: @PTI @michaelsmith Smith, you actually believed Bird was gonna coach though?”
— Michael Smith (@michaelsmith) April 1, 2014
Nice work by @PTI on the @Pacers #AprilFoolsDay story to open this show.
— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) April 1, 2014
Sheridan Hoops contributor Maxwell Ogden even had to give Wilbon and Kornheiser props.
Nice April Fools by PTI.
— Maxwell Ogden (@MaxwellOgden) April 1, 2014
New York Knicks multimedia content creator Jonah Ballow was also among those that fell for the ruse.
Frank Vogel out for Pacers. Wow!
— Jonah Ballow (@jonahballow) April 1, 2014
Definite April Fools from PTI!
— Jonah Ballow (@jonahballow) April 1, 2014
Add American country music singer Scotty McCreery to the list of individuals fooled by the prank.
Wow, @PTI totally just fooled me! Lol
— Scotty McCreery (@ScottyMcCreery) April 1, 2014
Truly, this may have been one of the best news broadcast April Fool’s pranks in recent memory. If you missed it, keep an eye out for the video to be posted to Youtube later this week.
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Michael writes the Tweet of the Day for SheridanHoops.com and is also a correspondent for BleacherReport.com. Follow @mbrumagin
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