WATCH! BBC NEWS MAKES BIG MISTAKE; USES WRONG BASKETBALL PLAYER IN KOBE BRYANT TRIBUTE VIDEO  

Where fans and people are yet to overcome the news of basketball legend player Kobe Bryant's death, the renowned BBC has apologized for making a big mistake on social media. They mistakenly including footage of another Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James in Kobe Bryant tribute video. 

This blunder happened just hours after basketball star Bryant died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter died in a crash, along with 7 others. 

As per the Independent reports, during the BBC's News At 10 pm on Sunday, video of James beating Bryant's career points tally appeared in a segment that was supposed to be dedicated to the sudden death of the latter in a helicopter crash.

Viewers got confused as to why they were seeing James on screen at that stage, rather than Bryant which was more shocking. Seconds later, viewers trolled and slammed the broadcaster for confusing the 2 prominent stars players.

Hours after that, Paul Royall, the editor of the 10:00 PM bulletin, was quick to respond saying that it was a result of “human error.”

“In tonight’s coverage of the death of Kobe Bryant on #BBCNewsTen we mistakenly used pictures of LeBron James in one section of the report. We apologise for this human error which fell below our usual standards on the programme,” Royall took to Twitter and said. 

Meanwhile, newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti also ended the bulletin with an apology. “In our coverage of the death of Kobe Bryant, in one section of the report, we mistakenly showed pictures of another basketball player, LeBron James. We do apologize for the error,” she said. 

Watch the video below: 

I genuinely cannot believe that the actual BBC News at 10 just did this pic.twitter.com/n6csMV9OOG

— Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) January 26, 2020

In tonight’s coverage of the death of Kobe Bryant on #BBCNewsTen we mistakenly used pictures of LeBron James in one section of the report. We apologise for this human error which fell below our usual standards on the programme.

— Paul Royall (@paulroyall) January 26, 2020