WATCH: NBA writers slam commentator over false story

Never let facts get in the way of a good story, right? That’s the approach FS1’s Nick Wright took on his debate show, “First Things First,” when discussing voting for the 2015 NBA Finals MVP.

Wright claimed that a handful of journalists voting for the award got together to decide who they’d pick, going with Andre Iguodala over Steph Curry since it was a close call and they didn’t want the MVP honor going to a player on the losing team. (Sorry, LeBron.)

That story got shut down quickly by Sam Amick, an NBA writer and one of the MVP voters from that year:

As someone who voted for Andre, this is laughable – as @MarcJSpearsESPN said. There is no group collaboration. Also, there’s no rule that a losing player can’t win. Tin foil hats though… https://t.co/z3NmjPGq4s

— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) June 4, 2019

Other writers in the know joined the Twitter chorus, including ESPN’s Marc J. Spears. Wright tweeted a mea culpa a few hours later along with an apology.

One of the perils of a mid afternoon nap is if you screw something up on TV that morning you can wake up to some of best NBA writers in the world saying you’re full of it.

I’ve now heard from multiple people I respect/trust that I was just flat wrong on this. Again, my apologies https://t.co/ihUS2frLfX

— nick wright (@getnickwright) June 4, 2019