John Wall's Reported Trade Back to Rockets Trolled by NBA Twitter at 2023 Deadline

John Wall is heading back to the Houston Rockets, where he spent much of the 2021-22 season in purgatory.

The Los Angeles Clippers sent him back to Houston in a three-team deal that also involved the Memphis Grizzlies ahead of the NBA's Feb. 9 trade deadline, per TNT and B/R's Chris Haynes:

The Clippers had been "proactive in seeking trade partners for Wall," Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times reported on Feb. 3. If they didn't find a trade partner for the veteran, they were going to consider buying him out, Greif added.

Well, that trade came. And NBA Twitter couldn't help but have a laugh at the irony of Wall being forced to go back to the team that he stayed away from for the entire 2021-22 season:

Wall signed a two-year, $13.3 million contract with the Clippers in July 2022. The second year of the deal is a team option for 2023-24. He's likely headed for a buyout this time around with the Rockets.

The 32-year-old appeared in 34 games for the Clippers this season, playing mostly off the bench, as Terance Mann and Reggie Jackson were splitting time as the starting point guard. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.2 assists and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 40.8 percent from the floor and 30.3 percent from deep.

Wall was one of the best point guards in the NBA during his nine seasons with the Washington Wizards from 2010-11 through 2018-19, earning five All-Star selections. He averaged 19.0 points, 9.2 assists and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 43.3 percent from the floor and 32.4 percent from deep in that span.

Unfortunately, Wall's career has been derailed by numerous injuries, most notably a ruptured Achilles tendon that sidelined him for the entire 2019-20 season. Since that injury, the Kentucky product has failed to recapture his previous success.

The Wizards traded Wall to the Houston Rockets in December 2020 in the deal for Russell Westbrook. During his lone season on the court for Houston, he averaged 20.6 points, 6.9 assists and 3.2 rebounds in 40 games while shooting 40.4 percent from the floor and 31.7 percent from deep.

The veteran sat out the entire 2021-22 season after he and the Rockets agreed to keep him off the court as they pursued a trade. When no trade came to fruition, the two sides agreed to a contract buyout this past offseason, making him a free agent.

Expect some déjà vu soon enough. It's hard to imagine Wall being a member of the rebuilding Rockets for long.