'Sauce Castillo': Closed-captioning mistake gives Canadian NBA rookie new nickname
Sacramento Kings' Nik Stauskas, left, guards Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Jan. 23, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (Ben Margot / AP Photo)
Michael Shulman, CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:14PM EDT
Sacramento Kings shooting guard Nik Stauskas pulled up for a three early in the second-quarter of a matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
But, according to the TV broadcast's closed captioning, it wasn't the Canadian rookie who drained the shot – it was "Sauce Castillo."
And a legendary nickname was born.
The error was spotted by Twitter users, and has resulted in an explosion of memes depicting the 21-year-old native of Mississauga, Ont., as his new alter ego.
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'Sauce Castillo': Closed-captioning mistake gives Canadian NBA rookie new nickname | CTV News
Weird news even hits the world of sports. Ha!
Sacramento Kings' Nik Stauskas, left, guards Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Jan. 23, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. (Ben Margot / AP Photo)
Michael Shulman, CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Thursday, March 26, 2015 4:14PM EDT
Sacramento Kings shooting guard Nik Stauskas pulled up for a three early in the second-quarter of a matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
But, according to the TV broadcast's closed captioning, it wasn't the Canadian rookie who drained the shot – it was "Sauce Castillo."
And a legendary nickname was born.
The error was spotted by Twitter users, and has resulted in an explosion of memes depicting the 21-year-old native of Mississauga, Ont., as his new alter ego.
More:
'Sauce Castillo': Closed-captioning mistake gives Canadian NBA rookie new nickname | CTV News
Weird news even hits the world of sports. Ha!