NBACentel

NBACentel (sometimes spelled as NBA Centel, often referred to simply as Centel) is a satirical sports journalism account on Twitter. A parody of National Basketball Association (NBA) news aggregator page NBACentral, the Centel page often posts humorous or outlandish faux headlines regarding NBA teams, players, coaches, and personalities. Because of the account's near-identical appearance to NBACentral, many readers are fooled by the account's satirical headlines, mistaking them for genuine sports reporting. Professional NBA players and sports media figures have been tricked by the account, which has since been dubbed "getting Centel'd".

Despite explicitly labelling itself as a parody account, NBACentel has been the subject of critique online due to its contribution towards monetized disinformation on social media. The account garnered further attention after it was abruptly shadow-banned from X on February 26, 2025, before being reinstated the following day. As of July 2025, Centel has over 700,000 followers on the platform.