Muhammad Ali, who has plenty of ties to South Florida, was widely reported as remaining alive despite serious respiratory problems as of late Friday night.
Fans at the Miami Marlins' game Friday night heard something different, though.
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Scores of fans took to Twitter, reporting the Marlins announced Ali's death and played a tribute to the boxing great on the giant scoreboard at Marlins Park. And then many of those fans, after learning no major news outlet had reported Ali as being dead, went back to Twitter to take the Marlins to task.
It's not the first time the Marlins have made fans cringe in regard to the greatest of all time. In 2012, the team brought out Ali to throw the first pitch at the first game when Marlins Park opened, which drew significant criticism in large part because Ali's right arm was shaking violently as team owner Jeffrey Loria grabbed his hand.
A taste of the reaction on Twitter:
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