As you all know, April 1st is a worldwide prank day. This year, instead of making up a story, we decided to pay close attention to sports pranks around the world, and share the best ones with you. 

Here are our top 5 April Fools’ pranks:

1. Shaquille O’Neal is the 9th best center in NBA history

Bleacher Report released a list of top 100 greatest centers in NBA history. Shaq came in 9th. TNT’s Inside NBA crew used the rankings to mess around with Shaq, and his reactions were picked up on camera. Check it out…

The whole article and video can be found on Bleacher Report

 

2. #McLarenSarong to be worn by McLaren pit crew 

Due to hot weather conditions at some tracks, McLaren decided to supply each crew member with this high tech apparel.  Looks pretty ‘cool’…

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 The whole article is on McLaren Honda official website.

 

3. Tottenham star Harry Kane moves to Arsenal 

Arsenal has decided to offer £50 mil plus Welbeck and Walcott for the young forward, and Tottenham accepted their generous offer. It is the most Arsenal paid for any player.

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The whole article is in Express.

 

4. FIFA invited Qatar to qualify for Euro 2020

Sepp Blatter made another bold move as a FIFA president. He allowed Qatar national team to play qualifiers for Euro 2020. He said Qatar needs to develop a footballing culture ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

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The whole article at Telegraph

5. Michael Jordan sent Tom Brady to the hospital

One mean crossover from Michael Jordan was enough to break every bone in Tom Brady’s body. The two were seen playing basketball, but it seemed as they were joking around. Apparently, it got really physical, and this is the end result. Jordan won 21-0.

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You can find the whole article on ESPN.

 

If you have more sports pranks and you think they should make our top 5 list, post them on our Twitter feed.

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