In the doldrums of the post-Finals summer months, there isn’t a whole lot to capture the attention of NBA fans beyond whether their favorite team’s rookies and rising sophomores can compete with rosters made up of guys who won’t ever see an NBA floor in Summer League. The exception comes when an established name decides during their time off to say something really interesting, or flat-out strange.
However, not all quotes that get viral circulation on social media are the same. Some are flat-out false. It’s easy to spot something fake when it’s something outrageous like claiming that LeBron James swore fealty and loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party on social media.