Jason Terry Dead? LeBron James Slams Dunk on Celtics Star's Head: Viral Twitter, Wikipedia Hoax Claims 'Death by Being Viciously Dunked On' [VIDEO]

By Danica Bellini,Mstarz reporter | Mar 19, 2013 09:31 AM EDT

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During Monday night's heated game between the NBA's no 1 team the Miami Heat (get it?) and the Boston Celtics (March 18), NBA 'King" LeBron James slammed a brutal dunk right over shooting guard Jason Terry's head. The Celtics star got up without a problem - but that didn't keep hackers from spreading a rather hilarious death hoax on Terry's popular Wikipedia page! Following the Heat's victory over the Celtics (105-103), rumors began spreading online that Terry had died "by being viciously dunked on." The hoax soon went viral, with Twitter fans posting amusing "RIP Jason Terry" messages online. Celebrity death hoaxes are usually quite morbid, but fans can't help but to laugh at this one! But just to reiterate, Jason Terry is NOT ACTUALLY DEAD. It's a joke... check it out:

Here's James' baller dunk during Monday night's fierce battle on the court in Boston:

And here's the Wikipedia death notice posted later Monday night:

And even better yet, here's some rather amusing Twitter fan reactions to the "death by dunk" scare:

@Beast_Mode25: "R.I.P. Jason Terry, died at 9:01 P.M. last night due to suffocation (nuts in mouth) and head trauma from LeBron's vicious dunk #RIP."

@SprtsHumor: "RIP Jason Terry."

‏@MiaHeatNews: "Terry Dead. LeBron Being Investigated For Murder."

Via a bogus Wikipedia description:

Jason Terry was pronounced dead at TD Bank Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on March 18th, 2013. The cause of the death is said to be LeBron James. A vicious dunk sent Jason up to heaven to join Brandon Knight and learn from God to get out of the damn way! James is currently being investigated for 1st degree murder.

@TheSportionary: "Brandon Knighted. Verb. To kill someone on the court. (Example: Wow, LeBron just Brandon Knighted Jason Terry RIP. Origin: Brandon Knight)."

@JordanTheFiasco: "LEBRON KILLED JASON TERRY RIP!!!! DUNK OF THE YEAR."

@SeamusBell3: "RIP TO JASON TERRY - Don't jump young blood!"

There's many more absurd (yet hilarious) "RIP Jason Terry" tweets on Twitter.

Oh, and in referencing the Brandon Knight dunk...

Just so fans are totally aware, Terry is not actually dead. He's alive and well, maybe just still a little lightheaded from James' monster air dunk.

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