MN Daily reporter terminated in part for fabricated Mbakwe story with fake interview

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per the Daily:

Mbakwe continues career abroad

Correction: Former Daily reporter Grant Donald fabricated an interview with Chris Fleming, coach of the German basketball team Brose Baskets Bamberg, for this story. The false quotes have been removed and Grant has been terminated. The Daily's investigation into Grant's body of work is ongoing.

“Initially, the European option really didn’t appeal much to me,” Mbakwe said. “Everyone grows up wanting to play in the NBA and on ESPN so it was tough to realize that wasn’t going to happen. Looking back though, I am definitely glad I pursued my opportunities in Europe. I feel like I’m a better person because of it.”

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Mbakwe immediately shifted his focus to Europe and signed with Italian team Vitrus Roma. After one year in Italy, the 6-foot, 8-inch power forward signed with German team Brose Baskets, leading them to a German League Championship last month.

“For me, basketball is basketball no matter which country you play in,” Mbakwe said. “Once we won the [German] championship and I got a chance to lift the trophy, I knew this was where I was supposed to be.”

http://www.mndaily.com/sports/mens-basketball/2015/07/08/mbakwe-continues-career-abroad

More details on Donald making up interviews in at least three Gopher sports related articles:

http://mndaily.com/sports/briefs/2015/07/14/recent-sports-stories-mn-daily-found-be-fabricated

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They should bring back the "Ya feel me" guy
 


It looks like he just started his "would you like fries with that?" career path.


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This is beyond bizarre. Who fabricates interviews with named sources? This kid is missing something. He should look to real "journalists" who fabricate rumours using fake anonymous sources and hide behind catch phrases like "a little birdy told me".
 


He should have a promising career at The Baltimore Sun.
 


The Daily updated its "correction" from above as the Mbakwe interview was also made up.

Correction: Former Daily reporter Grant Donald fabricated an interview with Chris Fleming, coach of the German basketball team Brose Baskets Bamberg, for this story. Trevor Mbakwe also said he was not interviewed for this story, and an interview with Lernell D. James is strongly suspected to be fabricated.The false quotes have been removed and Grant has been terminated. The Daily's investigation into Grant's body of work is ongoing.

http://www.mndaily.com/sports/mens-basketball/2015/07/08/mbakwe-continues-career-abroad

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