SALT LAKE CITY - JULY 18: Derek Fisher #8 of the Utah Jazz attends the game... - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

Golly, Derek Fisher sure looks a lot like Deron Williams, doesn't he?

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luckily we let go of Fish & not Deron.
Look-a-likes… that could’ve turned out bad. :)

Great find!

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by UtesFan89 on Aug 16, 2008 9:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

boozer looks a lot like random guy in the audience

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080813/ids_photos_sp/r1095390418.jpg/

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080813/ids_photos_sp/r295244255.jpg/

by moni on Aug 17, 2008 12:00 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Those are classic.

Think we can trade that guy to another team for someone and still keep the real Boozer? “No really, that’s Carlos Boozer. If you don’t believe me, check out these pictures.”

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by Basketball John on Aug 18, 2008 12:53 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

He looks like a Hispanic version of Rob Riggle.

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by Ben Q Rock on Aug 19, 2008 11:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

at the D-Will/Fisher and Carlos Boozer/ random guy photos.

by P_Dizzle on Aug 17, 2008 8:45 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I like how they even state

that he’s #8. Seriously, whoever creates these captions for pictures flat out sucks.

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by Basketball John on Aug 18, 2008 12:50 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Here's another classic from a few months ago

It even got posted on Basketbawful:

Derek Fisher’s been confused with Deron Williams and Ronny Turiaf. Oy.

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by Ben Q Rock on Aug 19, 2008 11:17 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome.

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by Basketball John on Aug 20, 2008 3:24 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

apparently yahoosports doesn’t respect fisher all that much

by Djames on Aug 20, 2008 3:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I can testify to the fact that copy editors (usually the folks writing the captions) are largely very un-savvy when it comes to sports. I got one of my first jobs in large part because I was a sports guy who wouldn’t let boners like these through.

I'll make it.

by Shums on Aug 20, 2008 10:28 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

How hard is it though?

All they have to do is compare the number to a roster list, don’t they?

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by Basketball John on Aug 21, 2008 12:11 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

look at the Turiaf pic

his knees obscure the other number on his jersey — hence, why they assumed it was Derek Fisher. It’s precisely because most copy editors aren’t willing to do more than look at a roster list that errors like this slip through.

I'll make it.

by Shums on Aug 21, 2008 1:30 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

another one

US basketball player Deron Williams falls down on August 18, 2008, in a preliminary round group B match against Germany at the Olympic Basketball Arena in Beijing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The US beat Germany 106-57. AFP PHOTO / ANTONIO SCORZA

by moni on Aug 24, 2008 7:01 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs