Chris Paul Trade: Twitter Explodes as NBA Reacts to Vetoed Deal
And with one voice, they blasted him with epic vitriol.
David Stern has done something bordering on miraculous. He has engaged every last basketball mind in the nation to think in the same way. Every last hoops head believes what Stern has done reeks and are making their thoughts known.
On Thursday, Chris Paul was traded to the Lakers in a three-team trade that secured the Hornets a great deal of talent. However, after some owner whined about it, Stern basically stated he knew better than three general managers and voided the deal.
If you want a fantastic breakdown, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports pens an extensive analysis of the situation.
For more emotion and for the thoughts of the people who cover the sport, here is how the wonderful world of Twitter saw the farce unfolding.
CBS Sports writer Will Brinson tweets a heavy-handed post for a heavy-handed maneuver. I wonder what Tim Donaghy thinks about all this.
The plot, as they say, thickens. LA Lakers columnist Kevin Ding tweets that the "owners" that were supposed to be against this deal never had a say.
Ken Berger of CBS Sports wore his heart on his sleeve—or tweets, as it were—in multiple posts. Here is a tweet that explained the new NBA meme, "basketball reasons." That is, of course, what was given by the league as why this deal died.
To this tweet, I say to Mr. Berger, I wouldn't be surprised.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports tweets how ridiculous this all was.
He then tweets what everyone else is saying—this was a fair deal. It wasn't like the Lakers were getting Chris Paul for a bag of Funyuns and a handshake.
Even Stuart Scott of ESPN fame weighs in with this tweet.
How does former GM Steve Kerr feel about this? Well, he was on Colin Cowherd's radio show on Friday. Here is what the show tweeted.
NBC Sports' Kurt Helin tweets a great last word on the subject.
It's very clear that a fire has been lit under the people that cover this sport, and they are just short of calling for David Stern's head.
The smoke and debris continue to come down on the NBA after a nuclear mistake. Stern is public enemy No. 1, and the columnists and analysts are letting him have it.
This is a dark day for the NBA as the validity of the league is being called into question.
