Did Blake Griffin Slap Justin Bieber Over A Caramel Apple Macchiato? No, But It's A Great Story

When you work for a website like the Social News Daily, you come across a lot of internet hoaxes. For the most part, they read like Madlibs. (Celebrity name) was hurt (action verb) while vacationing in (exotic city) and broke (body part). But today’s hoax, the one bout Justin Bieber getting slapped by Blake Griffin, is a little more entertaining.

So here’s the story.

Justin Bieber, AKA J. Bizzle, walked into a coffee shop and ordered a caramel apple macchiato. The pop singer was shirtless and acting like a total punk. Blake Griffin, who was sitting at the back of the restaurant enjoying a cup of coffee, noticed the tomfoolery at the front of the store and decided to put a stop to it. So, the NBA player walked up to the Biebs, tapped him on the shoulder, then “smacked the sh*t” out of the singer.

Internet users should have been able to tell that the Justin Bieber / Blake Griffin story was a hoax right away, but some people just really wanted to believe it was true.

if this blake griffin smacking bieber story is even 1/8th true i am 102% buying a griffin jersey tomorrow.

— brad copeland (@brad_copeland) February 11, 2014

Is this is true I just became a Blake Griffin fan. Sounds like that Bieber kid could use some tough love. https://t.co/F6CaLds6GU

— Dustin Smith (@qbelite) February 12, 2014

If this is true, @blakegriffin32 might just be one of my favorite people! https://t.co/P728fUfHEG

— John Lock (@TheJohnLock) February 12, 2014

Lakers player Chris Kaman even got in on the joke.

I was sitting in the corner of Starbucks and Blake did not smack Bieber! Well at least not that hard…..

— Chris Kaman (@ChrisKaman) February 11, 2014

Wait, so did Blake Griffin really slap Justin Bieber over a caramel apple macchiato? Kaman quickly clarified that he was only joking.