The segment sparked fierce backlash on social media and was shared on Twitter by BuzzFeed News editor Matthew Champion. ADI genuinely cannot believe that the actual BBC News at 10 just did this pic.twitter.com/n6csMV9OOG — Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) January 26, 2020British lawmaker David Lammy joined the growing chorus of voices criticizing the mistake, tweeting: “Kobe Bryant and LeBron James don’t even look similar. HuffPost reporter Nadine White called the BBC’s error a “deeply unfortunate mix up” tweeting: “They got two big, Black men confused and featured LeBron James instead of late Kobe Bryant in this news segment. Also known as “The Black Mamba,” Bryant retired in 2016. He was a global sports icon and a five-time ­National Basketball Association champion.

Source: Washington Post January 27, 2020 11:15 UTC