During the NBA Finals Game 1 broadcast, ESPN aired an AI-generated image of former Spurs guard Tony Parker—depicting him smiling, waving a finger, wearing a Spurs jacket and a sideways hat—while cutting to a commercial break in the second half. Viewers and journalists on X criticized the network, saying the image was not Parker and questioning ESPN’s use of AI-generated imagery.
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During the NBA Finals Game 1 broadcast, ESPN aired an AI-generated image of former Spurs guard Tony Parker—depicting him smiling, waving a finger, wearing a Spurs jacket and a sideways hat—while cutting to a commercial break in the second half. Viewers and journalists on X criticized the network, saying the image was not Parker and questioning ESPN’s use of AI-generated imagery.