Name: Watch: BBC ‘News at 10’ runs footage of LeBron James as Kobe Bryant during tribute, angering viewers
Uploaded: 2020-01-27T20:08:48.275295+05:30
Channel: Scroll Staff
Description: BBC has apologised for the mix up, which many social users believe was not only careless but also ignorant, since the two players look nothing like each other.

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