A great prank was pulled tonight. UPDATE: Now on Deadspin!

xXxHOUSEDxXx · Joined: 05 Jul 2007 Posts: 4662

The Miami HEAT took on a team from Moscow tonight in a preseason basketball game. A friend of mine I used to work with along with one of his friends who I don't know decided to go down to the game pretending to be fans of the Russian team. For the record, they are both 100% American and born and raised in South Florida. They painted their faces, wore the teams shirt and pants, wore team colored socks, and brought a sign. They pretended to be brothers from Russia who moved to Miami five years ago and made up the names Pavel and Yuri Kopeche to go by for the night. They spoke with a fake accents and cheered for the Russian team all game long. They were eventually noticed by a Moscow television station and were interviewed by them. After the interview with Moscow television another reporter for the Miami Herald interviewed them and published an article shortly thereafter titled "NBA's global appeal on display with Moscow team's visit" Every single thing in that article is a complete lie. Their names, the rapper mentioned doesn't even exist, every quote was made up on the fly, and the entire article is completely bogus.

I don't know if this is as funny as I think it is or if this is one of those you just have to know him in order for it to be funny kind of things. Either way, I think it's hilarious. The article is linked below as well as a picture of "Pavel" and "Yuri" and no it isn't a picture of me although I do wish I had thought of this incredible idea.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/13/1870438/nbas-global-appeal-on-display.html#storylink=fbuser

My personal favorite quote from the article:

SaveourSonics · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:11 am Post subject:

It's not just you. That is hilarious. Journalism. First rule is to validate your source.
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iPwn · Joined: 10 Oct 2009 Posts: 35378 Location: Stand United

That's hilarious.
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SaveourSonics · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:18 am Post subject:

tntitans4life17 · Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 4476 Location: Denver

Yeah, its not just you. That is hilarious. Kind of funny no one bothered to check the sources out or anything like that.
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Iggles · Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 24040 Location: Brooklyn

The Britney Spears quote is particularly hilarious. Writer got Borat-ed.
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samgurl775 · Joined: 09 Oct 2009 Posts: 11089 Location: Lake Tahoe, NV

The vodka and Britney Spears mentions are hilarious Laughing

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wiscsports1234 · Joined: 09 Oct 2009 Posts: 7475 Location: Milwaukee, WI

This is awesome. Laughing

I wonder how many people who read that article attempted to find music by "Don Zagru"
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Thrillhouse · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:00 am Post subject:

I had to read "NBA is the new vodka in Russia" 3 times, because I couldn't believe it.

I lol'd so hard.

That's some god-tier trollan.
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EliteTexan80 · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 4:57 am Post subject:

I think it's our duty to really pimp out Don Zagru from here on out. Someone has to...right?
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MaclinandMCcoy · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:31 am Post subject:

HAHAHA!!!!!! that's hilarious oh my god......
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steelcurtain29 · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 32618 Location: Monongahela, PA

This thread is getting bookmarked. This is just epic Laughing

As for the reporters....

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Flaccomania · Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 16539 Location: Parkville, MD

Perfect.
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Why not Michael Jordan?

Hilit · Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:39 am Post subject:

This might be the greatest thing that has ever happened in human history....or at least the funniest. Laughing

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