Why basketball Twitter accidentally thought Darius Miles was back in the NBA

Darius Miller got a whole lot of hype from a case of mistaken identity

Most days, Darius Miller signing with the Pelicans would be a footnote in the news cycle. It's just a team taking a flier on a guy. Nothing major. However, when ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Miller signed, folks on Twitter thought that it was a very different Darius. Namely, high school-to-pro hoops star Darius Miles, known for his days with the Clippers. If you're curious, the 35-year-old Miles has been out of the league since 2009.

Miles hasn't had a great go of it. Once a third overall pick, the way Miles had made headlines since retirement only added to users' confusion.

Source: Free agent Darius Miller has signed his deal with Pelicans, two-years -- with a team option.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 24, 2017

Read this as Darius Miles at first and was… pic.twitter.com/BX1GUkbye8

— Philip McDaniel (@Philip_McD) July 24, 2017

I googled Darius Miller to make sure I hadn't been getting Darius Miles' name wrong since the Q Rich and LO days haha

— Sam Ozer-Ross (@samoz13) July 24, 2017

I thought this said Darius miles and started to check the year for a second https://t.co/DVRtCHGvbR

— Green eyed monster (@ceaselio) July 24, 2017

For 2 whole seconds I thought this was Darius Miles and immediately had bought 40 copies of "The Perfect Score" on VHS https://t.co/HtYf9ZIRn6

— Andrew Walters (@AWALTA) July 24, 2017

the greatest finesse of all time is darius miles somehow getting a starring role in a major hollywood film pic.twitter.com/DwgAp87FOC

— L.A.S (@SartoriallyInc) June 24, 2017

If you're curious, Miles is still unsigned, though he might be next in the Pelicans rolodex. In the meantime, they'll have to make do with Darius "Reread my last name" Miller.