Paul George and Victor Oladipo are apparently linked in more ways than just being traded for one another this offseason. A man, reportedly posing as Adele’s manager, swindled shoes out several NBA players in exchange for fake Adele tickets. According to David Ovalle of the Miami Herald, George and Oladipo were two of the victims.
Two months ago, police arrested a notorious South Florida con man on accusations that he impersonated the manager of singer Adele to try to get tickets to a Miami hip-hop concert.
But his scam targeted a host of other sports stars and celebrities over the years, prosecutors said Tuesday in filing new criminal charges against Justin Jackson and his wife.
According to an arrest warrant filed Tuesday, Jackson used email to pose as Adele’s manager when he:
Offered Adele concert tickets in exchange for sneakers from basketball players Carmelo Anthony, Russell Westbrook and Bismack Biyombo, among others, purportedly for an auction to benefit charities. He succeeded in getting sneakers shipped to him from NBA stars Paul George, Victor Oladipo and Richard Hamilton.
I’m sure the thievery didn’t hurt much more than the players egos but at least the “con man” was caught.
