On Tuesday, Dan Dakich released another report about something he was hearing from his “people” and it went about as well as it usually does. The former ESPN commentator claimed Purdue center Zach Edey had entered the transfer portal. As he’s done most of the season, Edey was quickly there to dunk on a fool.
Here’s what Dakich said:
My people are telling me Zach Edey is in the transfer portal
The transfer portal and NIL suck— Dan Dakich (@dandakich) March 28, 2023
Edey was quick to shut that BS down:
My sources are telling me this is false https://t.co/6otHi4WSrR
— zach (@zach_edey) March 28, 2023
It took four minutes for Edey to obliterate Dakich’s “people.”
So it turns out Dakich’s “people” or sources, weren’t that at all. He got duped by an account pretending to be ESPN college basketball insider Jeff Borzello:
Dakich got completely fooled by a fake Borzello account 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/ltPJj1LIOZ
— 🏀 801 Bracketology 🏀 (@801bracketology) March 28, 2023
Rob Dauster is on it:
If you’re wondering what happened here, @pelsyear changed his account to be fake @jeffborzello and broke fake news re: Zach Edey. Then Denim Dan fell for it.
— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) March 28, 2023
Great use of sources, Dan. If you ever wonder why people don’t take you seriously, this is a pretty good indicator.