Many NBA players were just as shocked as you were at the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade
You weren’t alone on Tuesday night if the Kyrie Irving-Isaiah Thomas trade caught you off guard. Players from many organizations expressed their shock, confusion, and amusement at the sudden deal struck between the Celtics and the Cavaliers.
Coming from both those in the Eastern and Western Conferences, reactions on Twitter captured the sentiment across the league:
“Wow!”
Wow
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) August 22, 2017
Wow!!!!!! https://t.co/0HHpC1DZb2
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) August 22, 2017
Wow!
— Eric Bledsoe (@EBled2) August 22, 2017
Wow….
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) August 23, 2017
Wooahhhh !! i.e. #GameChangerDeal https://t.co/g9xzXEaBIx
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) August 23, 2017
Wow didn’t see this cominRT @SportsCenter: Breaking: The Cavs have agreed to deal Kyrie Irving for … https://t.co/DqGfsUmDB4
— Mario Chalmers (@mchalmers15) August 22, 2017
Yikes. Even swap you ask me
— Lou Williams (@TeamLou23) August 23, 2017
— Alex Poythress (@AlexTheGreat22) August 22, 2017
Emojis
With exception to Philadelphia 76ers forward Ben Simmons…
https://twitter.com/BenSimmons25/status/900181209468325888
…most players greeted the news with wide eyes.
.@KyrieIrving 👀🍀 https://t.co/jxHTXS7jAr
— Mike Miller (@MikeMiller_13) August 23, 2017
👀
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) August 22, 2017
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) August 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/900139911243628544
BLOCKBUSTER 👀👀
— Larry Nance (@Larrydn22) August 22, 2017
🤔
— Rudy Gay (@RudyGay) August 22, 2017
😳
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) August 23, 2017
😧
— Patrick Patterson (@pdpatt) August 22, 2017
🤔
— Kelly Olynyk (@KellyOlynyk) August 23, 2017
Wooow. Who wins with that trade? 🤔
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) August 22, 2017
Adoration for the NBA
I love you NBA
— Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) August 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/JordanClarksons/status/900147703388061696
Get out a movie and my phone going crazy with the Kyrie trade talk…@NBA is easily the best league lol
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) August 22, 2017
This season is about to be so fun!
— Jus (@JusAnderson1) August 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/masfresco/status/900142553554599936
