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The world is currently home to close to 8 billion people, and if you buy into the idea humanity is molded by a higher power, you have to admit they can get a bit lazy every now and again thanks to their tendency to recycle the facial templates that can lead to some interesting scenarios.
Aaron Rodgers was once convinced NBC went out of its way to plant a doppelganger in the stands at a game a couple of years ago, and Drew Brees had a pretty awesome encounter with an LSU baseball player who looks like a younger version of the QB at the Collge World Series in 2022.
However, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to professional athletes who bear an uncanny resemblance to someone else.
Gilbert Arenas recently made a connection I can’t say I’ve noticed before during an episode of the Gil’s Arena podcast, which featured the retired guard and the rest of the panel viewing a clip of Austin Rivers discussing the implications of Damian Lillard demanding a trade out of Portland.
While that segment was seemingly designed to serve as a jumping-off point for a conversation about superstars forcing their way to another franchise, things took a very amusing turn after Arenas remarked “I thought he was in jail,” which led to a confused reaction from some of his co-hosts before Agent Zero clarified “I thought that was Andrew Tate.”
I’m not sure why Arenas thought Tate—who is currently facing a litany of charges stemming from allegations of human trafficking in Romania—would have made time to share his thoughts about the current state of the NBA, although I honestly can’t blame him for confusing the controversial influencer with the 31-year-old free agency now that he’s pointed out the similarity.