Underdog NBA Drops the Most Chaotic Hornets Starting Lineup in History
Lineup alert: Hornets will start White, James, Allen, Reid, Kalkbrenner on Monday.
There are normal typos, and then there are typos that make you wonder if someone accidentally leaked a corrupted NBA 2K save file. Underdog NBA sent out a starting lineup alert for the on Monday that has completely lost contact with reality.
According to the official tweet, is rolling out a starting five of , , , , and .
Three of those guys actually work there. White, Reid, and are on the Hornets roster. White is still trying to find his footing after a February trade and a recent calf injury, currently averaging just six points a night in a limited role.
The other two names require a massive suspension of disbelief. is currently employed by the , where he is putting up 15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game. is the starting center for the .
You can almost see how the wires got crossed. The are scheduled to host the Cavaliers on Monday night, which explains why Allen was floating around the spreadsheet. Throwing LeBron into the mix is just pure, unadulterated sports theater.
If you are staring at your sportsbook app trying to figure out how to bet a points prop in , you might want to take a breath. The King is staying in Philly, and any tickets you punch should probably reflect the actual universe we live in.
We will get the real starting five closer to tipoff when actually arrives in . Until then, we can only dream of the spacing in a lineup featuring three centers and LeBron running the point in teal.