The Lakers nation suffered a shock as news of two-time NBA champion Shannon Brown's death flooded the community. On Wednesday, the former Lakers guard's Instagram account shared an article about his demise in a story.It featured a screenshot of the article's headline instead of a link or an announcement. The post's caption featured Brown's name and his life timeline. While the story might have fooled many fans, there is a high chance that Brown's Instagram account has been hacked and the post is nothing more than a prank by hackers.The article's headline featured in the story claimed Shannon Brown's cause of death to be a stroke. It also mentioned that Lakers star LeBron James and other former Lakers stars rushed to LA last night. However, as of now, no reports have suggested that anything mentioned in the story is true.James has not shared any Instagram story grieving his former Cavaliers teammate. Assuming that the news is true and Brown's family had access to his social media account, it is also unusual for them to announce his demise via a headline rather than issuing a formal statement.Shannon Brown won two rings with the Lakers while playing alongside Kobe Bryant in 2009 and 2010. He last made a social media post on Jul. 27.Fans react to Shannon Brown's IG postFollowing the unusual behavior on Brown's Instagram account, a Lakers social media outlet shared the story's screenshot on X, formerly Twitter. The fans flooded the post's comment section with some expressing skepticism on the news."This don’t even look real cmon man," one fan said.Frieza’s Burner @King_Cold_SonLINKThis don’t even look real cmon man."Nothing in the news...1541L/17th," another fan said."Stop posting sh*t before you research first tubby," another fan said.One fan questioned the integrity of the article's link shared on Brown's story. He used an AI chatbot to research the article's authenticity. The chatbot revealed that the "Fiatgri" website, where the death article is published, is associated with spreading fake death news."He’s fine it seems," the fan commented.Matt @RbiTriplesLINKHe’s fine it seems"Maybe wait for news to be confirmed before rushing to post that someone died," another fan said."According to the “article,” there’s already been a candle light memorial by fans outside the arena. Come on man. Smh," another fan said.The Facebook account that originally shared Shannon Brown's death news, which was then shared on the former Lakers star's story after the hack, has also been posting fake news regularly.Posts promoting fake Lakers news.Their most recent post includes an article reporting Lou Williams' death, LeBron James' final retirement game and Lamar Odom's death. All of these posts are made within a two-day timespan. None of these topics has been covered by mainstream media, making them nothing but a blatant and bold attempt to misinform the public.