Tennessee Volunteers basketballs on the court prior to the Battle on Broadway game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Bridgestone Arena. (Photo: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports)
When Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, used the term “alternative facts” on Sunday to describe White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s false claims[1] about crowd size, the internet went predictably wild[2].
The sports world has also joined in.
We heard Warriors coach Steve Kerr joke about “alternative facts,”[3] and now, Tennessee basketball couldn’t resist. The media game notes had an entire section dedicated to “alternative facts,” which were, of course, hilariously false.
The notes did instruct people to Google the term to avoid confusion, so that’s good. As was this:
“During the 1966-67 season, legendary Vols head coach Ray Mears started using the stopwatch feature on his iPhone (powered, of course, by Verizon) to time Tennessee’s offensive possessions during games. When assistant coach Stu Aberdeen inquired about Mears’ groundbreaking use of technology, Mears responded, “I call it my ‘shot clock.'”
This seems like a joke we should probably get used to in 2017. It has potential.
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- ^ Sean Spicer’s false claims (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)
- ^ the internet went predictably wild (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)
- ^ Warriors coach Steve Kerr joke about “alternative facts,” (ftw.usatoday.com)
