<p>The Washington Wizards, the team dead last in the Eastern Conference with 17-59 win-loss record, found another reason to offend the fans, whatever is left of them. The latest episode happened on April Fools' day when the Wizards threw a $10k half-court shot challenge only to fool the fans. After getting a lot of heat from online, the Wizards have apologized in a statement issued, calling the prank a scripted skit with all parties involved already aware of it. But the question remains: Was it really necessary to try and fool the fans who came to watch a 17-win team?</p><p><strong>Also Read </strong>- <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/puka-nacua-lawsuit-attorney-says-rams-wr-entered-rehab-for-personal-growth-prior-to-anti-semitic-charges-1775194357459">NFL record-breaker WR Nacua enters rehab for ‘personal growth’ amid legal battle</a></p><h2>What was Washington Wizards' April Fools' day prank?</h2><p>During the Wednesday (Apr 1) night game at Capital One Arena against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Wizards brought on three fans for a half-court shot blindfolded. The winner of the challenge was promised a $10,000 cheque. All the three fans failed but the Wizards pretended that the last fans made the shot and hyped him, even presenting him with the ceremonial cheque, only to reveal later that it was a prank. Have a look at the video below:</p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Wizards played an April Fools prank on a fan by pretending he made a blindfolded half-court shot for $10,000 after two earlier contestants missed. He still ended up receiving an autographed jersey and courtside tickets for next season.<br><br>This is the whole event, they made a… <a href="https://t.co/L5049uvcEB">pic.twitter.com/L5049uvcEB</a></p>&mdash; MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/2039542503389429855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<h2>What was Washington Wizards' April Fools' day prank?</h2><p>During the Wednesday (Apr 1) night game at Capital One Arena against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Wizards brought on three fans for a half-court shot blindfolded. The winner of the challenge was promised a $10,000 cheque. All the three fans failed but the Wizards pretended that the last fans made the shot and hyped him, even presenting him with the ceremonial cheque, only to reveal later that it was a prank. Have a look at the video below:</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Criticism follows and comes the apology from the Wizards</h2><p>To do this to a fan that chose to come see a 17-win team is unhinged," the Atlantic's contributing reported Jemele Hill wrote on X in response to the challenge.</p><p>"This is so on-brand for the Wizards season," added former NFL executive turned analyst Andrew Brandt. "Finding new ways to offend their (few) fans."</p><p>The Wizards then issued a statement apologizing for the stunt which read: "We apologize for last night’s April Fools’ joke that left many wondering if we had misled a fan. The skit involving our mascot and other members of our performance team was scripted and intended to celebrate the day. All participants were in on the joke, but we missed the mark."</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

The Wizards brought on three fans for a half-court shot blindfolded during Wednesday night's game against the 76ers. The winner of the challenge was promised a $10,000 cheque. After getting a lot of heat from online, the Wizards have apologized.

The Washington Wizards, the team dead last in the Eastern Conference with 17-59 win-loss record, found another reason to offend the fans, whatever is left of them. The latest episode happened on April Fools' day when the Wizards threw a $10k half-court shot challenge only to fool the fans. After getting a lot of heat from online, the Wizards have apologized in a statement issued, calling the prank a scripted skit with all parties involved already aware of it. But the question remains: Was it really necessary to try and fool the fans who came to watch a 17-win team? Also Read - NFL record-breaker WR Nacua enters rehab for ‘personal growth’ amid legal battle What was Washington Wizards' April Fools' day prank? During the Wednesday (Apr 1) night game at Capital One Arena against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Wizards brought on three fans for a half-court shot blindfolded. The winner of the challenge was promised a $10,000 cheque. All the three fans failed but the Wizards pretended that the last fans made the shot and hyped him, even presenting him with the ceremonial cheque, only to reveal later that it was a prank. Have a look at the video below:

<p>The Wizards brought on three fans for a half-court shot blindfolded during Wednesday night's game against the 76ers. The winner of the challenge was promised a $10,000 cheque. After getting a lot of heat from online, the Wizards have apologized.</p>

April Fools' Day prank gone wrong: Wizards apologise for $10k half-court shot stunt

<p>Elon Musk’s social media platform X came under fire on April 1 after confusion spread rapidly over several viral posts claiming that the platform had disabled the ability to copy video links. The claims quickly gained attention as users reported that they were unable to share videos via direct links, resulting in a widespread concern among netzines about the possible changes.</p><p><br>Several posts, some garnering millions of views, claimed that X had secretly disabled the ability to copy video links, with a few even suggesting the change was deliberate and aimed at certain content, such as political videos. Memes quickly spread across the platform, fueling concerns that a new restriction had been introduced.</p><h3>Fact or prank?</h3><p>So what actually happened? Did X, formerly known as Twitter, really remove this feature for millions of users? The truth is that the option to copy and share video links on X remains unchanged. The viral claim that gained massive traction overnight appears to have been nothing more than an April Fool’s Day prank, as users can still access and use the feature as usual.</p><h3>How does it all begin?</h3><p>The confusion started with a single post from a user, which rapidly went viral. It seems to have been part of an April Fool’s joke designed to drive engagement, a tactic often used on the platform to attract views and, in some cases, generate revenue.</p><p><br>Several accounts on the X, along with some with a premium badge, pranked the netizens on April Fool’s Day to get millions of views. When we verified the information independently, it was discovered that the feature to copy video links is still available on the social media platform X and works just fine.</p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You can’t Copy the link of a video anymore on X: <a href="https://t.co/DbPHYXE02l">pic.twitter.com/DbPHYXE02l</a></p>&mdash; Pintu (@Pintuu0) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pintuu0/status/2039536567610695702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You can no longer copy the link of a video anymore on X <a href="https://t.co/gfxCbYsBdr">pic.twitter.com/gfxCbYsBdr</a></p>&mdash; sachin. (@sachinyadav699) <a href="https://twitter.com/sachinyadav699/status/2039515768648618044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<p>The episode underscores how rapidly misinformation can spread on social media, especially when it coincides with April Fools’ Day, even when no actual changes have occurred. The claims may have begun as a joke, but the viral post still briefly led many users to believe that an important feature had been removed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Also read:</strong> <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/love-returns-why-iranian-couples-resuming-weddings-after-postponements-amid-war-1774975118484">Love returns: Why Iranian couples resuming weddings after postponements amid war?</a></p>

Several posts on X garnering millions of views claimed that the platform has secretly disabled the ability to copy video links, with a few even suggesting the change was deliberate and aimed at certain content, such as political videos.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X came under fire on April 1 after confusion spread rapidly over several viral posts claiming that the platform had disabled the ability to copy video links. The claims quickly gained attention as users reported that they were unable to share videos via direct links, resulting in a widespread concern among netzines about the possible changes. Several posts, some garnering millions of views, claimed that X had secretly disabled the ability to copy video links, with a few even suggesting the change was deliberate and aimed at certain content, such as political videos. Memes quickly spread across the platform, fueling concerns that a new restriction had been introduced. Fact or prank? So what actually happened? Did X, formerly known as Twitter, really remove this feature for millions of users? The truth is that the option to copy and share video links on X remains unchanged. The viral claim that gained massive traction overnight appears to have been nothing more than an April Fool’s Day prank, as users can still access and use the feature as usual. How does it all begin? The confusion started with a single post from a user, which rapidly went viral. It seems to have been part of an April Fool’s joke designed to drive engagement, a tactic often used on the platform to attract views and, in some cases, generate revenue. Several accounts on the X, along with some with a premium badge, pranked the netizens on April Fool’s Day to get millions of views. When we verified the information independently, it was discovered that the feature to copy video links is still available on the social media platform X and works just fine.

<p>Several posts on X garnering millions of views claimed that the platform has secretly disabled the ability to copy video links, with a few even suggesting the change was deliberate and aimed at certain content, such as political videos.</p>

Feature update or April Fool’s prank? Viral video rumours baffle X users over link copying issue

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April Fools' Day prank gone wrong: Wizards apologise for $10k half-court shot stunt

Update or prank? Viral video rumours baffle X users over link copying issue