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ESPN’s Skip Bayless Lied About His HS Basketball Career

Skip Bayless. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images)

Skip Bayless. (Photo by Allen Kee/Getty Images)

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(WSCR) In one of his Twitter rants last week, ESPN analyst Skip Bayless may have said too much.

Bayless was ranting about how Russell Westbrook isn’t a true point. He tried to make his point more credible by tweeting “FYI: I started for high school team that lost in state finals. Coach didn’t like me b/c I shot too much and he wanted me to be more PG. … Tall for age in 9th grade, chosen MVP of state-wide basketball camp over several future D1 players…”

Here’s the problem with Skip’s story of his high school playing days: after some journalistic work by the people at TheLostOgle.com, it appears Bayless scored a grand total of 21 points in 15 games as the “starting” point guard for the 1970 state runner-up. That averages out to 1.4 points per game.

Why lie, Skip?

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