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Nick Collison routinely mistaken for Michael Phelps?

Found July 08, 2012 on Sports-Kings: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Nick Collison,  Michael Phelps
TEAMS: Oklahoma City Thunder
Lakers

Jim Racalto

Recently on Twitter, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Nick Collison referenced that he was mistaken for Olympic swimming champion, Michael Phelps.

I got my first “hey bro, are u Michael Phelps?”.Must be an olympic year

— Nick Collison (@nickcollison4) July 8, 2012

While there is an obvious resemblance between the two, I’d have to think the height difference would give it away that Collison is not Phelps. Whether people are just joking around or they have seriously mistaken Collison for Phelps, who knows. You be the judge:

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