I’ve seen plenty of Twitter accounts steal content โ video edits, graphics, you name it. But I never thought anyone would be dumb enough to attempt this.
After the Spurs game in OKC on February 11th, OKC Thunder reporter Addam Francisco (@SuaveFrancisco_) took a photo of Popovich.
A totally innocent photo. Just caught Popovich styling a little.
But then a Chicago reporter thought he could use the same photo and get away with it.
This is honestly insane. People steal photos constantly, but he even pretended like he had a story with Popovich. It’s one thing to use the photo and say “Look Popovich had this Pelle jacket on”, but it’s another to say “I took Popovich to K-Town and we got this jacket together”.
Really? You and Popovich just a had a nice stroll together? Why do you feel the need to make this up? And why would you use a photo that someone else took to try and verify it? Did you think no one would notice?
The whole think blows my mind. It’s almost sociopathic behavior. Obviously, this act is basically harmless, but the way in which he tweeted out someone’s photo with an almost hubristic lack of caution for the consequences is puzzling. On top of that, he completely fabricated a story for clicks and engagements. And it worked.
This is the part of the article where I was going to show what I dug up on Jason Goff, currently hired as an “impact player” for NBC Chicago. I don’t see what good that would do, so I’ll just say that this little charade that happened last night doesn’t surprise me. Like many others online, the temptation to do anything and everything for clicks and engagement has become too much for this Chicago reporter.