It’s rare that a sports parody account on social media has much resonance with professional athletes. But “NBA Centel” became so popular that even NBA teams and superstars were aware of it. On ...

Thursday saw the return of one of the NBA's greatest inside jokes: NBA Centel. One day after being suspended on X, the NBA spoof account is back in its full glory after being mourned by NBA fans and ...

The incident gained further attention after NBA Centel published a controversial post regarding Luka Doncic’s midseason move from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers. In this post, the ...

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Shaquile O'Neal and Kevin Hart had their fair share of fun trying to guess whether popular sports posts came from the NBA Central or parody NBA Centel accounts. NBA Central is a popular X profile that ...

NBACentel is used to having the NBA community going crazy, but this time around, it’s because of their shocking demise. The popular NBA parody account was removed from X on Wednesday for refusing a ...

Desmond Bane had lots to say during his introductory press conference with the Orlando Magic. “This facility is different," Bane said Tuesday. "The one in Memphis didn’t have not one window. We joked ...