Luke Kornet's mother, Tracy (not pictured), created a stir on the internet with a funny joke during the airing of the final episodes of "The Last Dance." Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Luke Kornet’s mother Tracy jokes that she was infamous Pacers fan

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 5/17/20

The mother of Chicago Bulls big man Luke Kornet fooled the internet with a funny joke on Sunday night.

Episode 9 of “The Last Dance” documentary about the Bulls focused on the 1998 conference finals series with the Indiana Pacers. One foul-mouthed female Pacers fan was shown during the documentary twice to illustrate how tough the fan environment was at Pacers games.

"I want to speak to your manager" Karen Indiana Pacers fan pic.twitter.com/I369yCKeji

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 18, 2020

Tracy Kornet took immediate note of the resemblance between herself and the fan and joked that it was her.

Did you see me on the #TheLastDance! pic.twitter.com/3DWxJaagPz

— Tracy Kornet (@WSMVTracyKornet) May 18, 2020

Many people thought she was being serious, but Tracy made it clear she was just joking.

You were awesome to ask. Yes, NOT ME. But the minus the F-bombs & taking the Lord’s name in vain (never ok, kids!) is #TheLastDance https://t.co/y1972jvc5K

— Tracy Kornet (@WSMVTracyKornet) May 18, 2020

.@WSMVTracyKornet, mother of Bulls center Luke Kornet, tells @TheAthleticIND she is NOT the Pacers fan in episode 9.

But her phone is blowing up because of the uncanny resemblance. pic.twitter.com/bqt6CErdmO

— Scott Agness (@ScottAgness) May 18, 2020

It’s too bad that wasn’t Kornet, because that would have made for a great story. Even still, her rolling with the joke made it great.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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