Check out what’s true as the popular tik tok theory about Fidel Castro inventing the Euro step takes over social media
For the past two weeks, pictures of the Castro family playing basketball have appeared alongside this unlikely tale on TikTok and X.
Did Fidel Castro invent the Euro step in basketball as video goes viral on Twitter/X and TikTok
Footage of FIDEL CASTRO inventing the eurostep but nothing from Wilt scoring 100. Ok https://t.co/o4BeQndFTI
— Aokiji クザン 🇵🇸 (@DukeOfZamunda) February 28, 2024
A basketball player who picks up his dribble, takes a stride in one way, and then swiftly takes a second step in a different direction is said to be performing a Euro Step. To trick a defender, a player takes two enormous steps in opposite directions.
That Eurostep is crazy 😳
— NBAxReport (@nbaxreport) March 3, 2024
A basketball player can gather his dribble and take two steps at a time. To avoid a defender, the second step in the Eurostep moves in the opposite direction as the first. However, there is a theory going viral on social media about who invented the Euro Step.
Pictures of Castro participating in the game offer plenty of proof, and those images served as the inspiration for the widespread misconception on social media about his love of the Euro step.
“How Fidel Castro Invented the Euro Step: A Brief Oral History” is the title of a satirical blog article that gave rise to the viral hypothesis. A fictitious backstory of Castro’s admiration for the well-known basketball motion was presented by sports journalist Micah Wimmer.
In his article, Wimmer used a fictitious item from Che Guevara’s journal in which he sneers Castro for the two-step. Guevara’s apparent disenchantment with his fellow Cuban revolutionary, combined with Castro’s alleged creation of the manoeuvre, caused a stir on the internet.
never forget castro spamming the euro step so much that it made Che Guevara question his commitment to the revolution pic.twitter.com/NXaDkUbZfR
— JokicJoestar (@JoestarJokic) February 27, 2024
Castro did not create the Euro Step, as Wimmer claimed in a recent social media post, but he was amused that the general public had been tricked by his idea. Wimmer came up with the concept in his head and his imagination.
The comedy site that posted this (Medium blog "The Shocker") also posited that Franz Liszt revolutionized oral hygiene with Liszterine. You guys will believe anything posted without a source. Hallucinative AI is going to make mincemeat out of you.https://t.co/vyVOvJn2jf https://t.co/hxHJ7ql2Db
— Riverboat McGee (@RadishHarmers) February 28, 2024
Although it was merely a side note to his extensive political career, Castro loved basketball. According to the New York Times, he informed biographer Tad Szulc that the basketball player’s anticipation, agility, and dexterity were the closest of any sport to the revolutionary’s abilities.