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At 3 p.m., the NBA trade deadline officially passed and, in the words of Aubrey Drake Graham, nothing was the same. As the clock moved closer to the hour, more and more rumors started popping up. Goran Dragic to Miami. Reggie Jackson to Detroit. Kevin Garnett back to Minnesota. What the fuck was happening? It was like someone in the NBA headquarters had pushed the Buffalo Wild Wings button. Concerned NBA fans didn't know what to do with themselves.
Even now, the dust from the wreckage is still settling. Names and numbers continue to roll in as the deals await finalization.
And, in the wake of the 2015 trade deadline, we are only left to gaze upon the battered and crumbling ruins of the social media website formerly known as Twitter. Prior to 3 p.m., Twitter was just your average, everyday resource for jokes, news, and hot takes. However, as more and more deals came to pass, and the tweets of outrage, confusion, and shock accrued, the entire website became overwhelmed, eventually exploding in a blast of a million 140-character-sized pieces of shrapnel. R.I.P.
Just kidding. But seriously, Twitter was freaking out. Scroll down to inspect the damage. Not even the gawd Adrian Wojnarowski could handle what was going on.
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— Myles Brown (@mdotbrown) February 19, 2015
NBA just really did their own version of the Red Wedding.
— Jose Martinez (@ZayMarty) February 19, 2015
Sources: Everyone in the NBA has been traded. Everyone.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 19, 2015
Trade Deadline day in the age of twitter is like an mass orgy in a pitch black room. I don't know who's doing what to who.
— netw3rk (@netw3rk) February 19, 2015
It's been real, Twitter, but I've been traded to Ello for picks.
— license to shrill (@theshrillest) February 19, 2015
Thank you for watching NBA Trade Deadline sponsored by @WojYahooNBA
— Ming Wong (@HOOPmag) February 19, 2015
Our summary of the #NBATradeDeadline: pic.twitter.com/Rlp6Xs0zeU
— The Sports Quotient (@SportsQuotient) February 19, 2015
This is what it's like trying to figure out who plays wear after this #NBATradeDeadline. @Suns @_buenavictoria pic.twitter.com/9IPtb4WSqj
— Patrick Breen (@pjbreenphoto) February 19, 2015
Seeing all of these trades at the #NBATradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/hRkiW85SqY
— Darin Cowels (@DCowels) February 19, 2015
Me trying to understand what the hell is going on #NBATradeDeadline #whatisreality pic.twitter.com/FTVuJlmDdt
— Reginald Hightower (@Jus10_Iannuzo) February 19, 2015
#TogetherWeBuild pic.twitter.com/uDqubaxVfO
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) February 19, 2015
You can laugh at Sam Hinkie, but wait until the 76ers have all 30 first-round picks in the 2047 draft
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) February 19, 2015
