Report: Jared McCain attempting to have fake account scamming fans taken down

Jared McCain is looking to take down a person that is pretending to be him on Snapchat. According to TMZ Sports, someone unaffiliated with the former Duke Blue Devils basketball star has been reaching out to people on the platform scamming them out of their money. McCain is aware of the Snapchat account and is in communication to get the account deleted.

The person pretending to be McCain would talk to people for weeks before building up their trust. Once that happens, the user offered gifted items from SKIMS and other companies at a discounted price. McCain has been featured in SKIMS campaigns during March Madness, and the NBA has a relationship with SKIMS.

McCain, 20, is entering the NBA after having a standout 2023-24 season at Duke. In 36 games last season, McCain averaged 14.3 points and five rebounds per contest. He was selected to the ACC All-Rookie Team and helped the Blue Devils reach the Elite 8 of the tournament.

In an interview with On3’s Pete Nakos, McCain talked about dealing with the critics on social media. “It’s tough sometimes, especially when you lose games,” he said in April. “Everybody wants to critique everything. But coach made it very clear at the beginning of the season, that’s going to happen. You just got to stick together, stick to the ones that really are supporting you throughout the whole journey. Because there are so many people that are going to say so many crazy things online, you just have to block it out.”

Jared McCain explains how he chooses brands

McCain also talked about brands being attracted to him. “I’ve always been wanting to just do things a little differently,” he said. “Definitely started with the painting nails, obviously. But everything I do is kind of geared toward, ‘Is this going to fit my personality?’ Like signing with Celsius, just doing things that fit and align with my ideas, my goals and everything I stand for. That’s been a major key for me, picking anything I do. Just being myself.

“I’m going to credit my parents for the way they raised me to always stay true to myself and no matter how many hate comments or how many Twitter threads about me are out there, just always stay true to myself and never let anyone telling me what I can and can’t do.”

ESPN recently projected McCain to be selected by the Philadelphia 76ers at No. 16 overall in a mock draft. in this year’s NBA Draft. Jeremy Woo of ESPN wrote, “The level of spacing and versatility McCain provides on offense should be attractive to the Sixers. Expect this pick to surface in trade conversations, as has been team president Daryl Morey’s M.O. for quite some time.”