Blake Griffin Got Traded To the Detroit Pistons & Twitter Could Not Stop Laughing
Blake Griffin Got Traded To the Detroit Pistons & Twitter Could Not Stop Laughing
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Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin was traded to the Detroit Pistons on Monday afternoon.
What did Clippers get in the trade? A pu pu platter.
Here is the full details of the trade, which was broken by ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski:
\u201cThe Clippers and Pistons have agreed on a deal to trade Blake Griffin for Tobias Harris, Avery Bradley, Boban Marjanovic, a first-round and a second-round draft pick, league sources tell ESPN.\u201d— Adrian Wojnarowski (@Adrian Wojnarowski) 1517268761
\u201cClippers are includig Brice Johnson and Willie Reed in the trade, league sources tell ESPN.\u201d— Adrian Wojnarowski (@Adrian Wojnarowski) 1517268855
\u201cSources: Protections on Detroit's 2018 first-round pick headed to Clippers -- 2018: 1-4; 2019: 1-4; 2020: 1-4; 2021: unprotected. Detroit will send a 2019 second-round pick in the trade too.\u201d— Adrian Wojnarowski (@Adrian Wojnarowski) 1517269010
It's an, um, interesting trade. The Pistons need a star while it's clear that the Clippers needed a new start.
What makes matters even more interesting is the fact that Griffin just signed a five-year, $173 million contract with the Clippers over the summer. To be traded just six months later...is tough.
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When news of the trade started to spread folks from #NBATwitter started to let the jokes fly.
Here are some of the best jokes:
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\u201cJerry West to Blake Griffin right now.\u201d— Gifdsports (@Gifdsports) 1517272045
\u201cDoc Rivers: "We traded Blake Griffin to the Pistons"\n\nAustin Rivers:\u201d— Josiah Johnson (@Josiah Johnson) 1517275503
None— Ice Bear La Flare\ud83c\udf39 (@Ice Bear La Flare\ud83c\udf39) 1517298261
\u201cBlake\u2019s next Kia commercial just him walking out to the parking lot to find his Sorento on cinder blocks\u201d— Young Person (@Young Person) 1517270304
\u201c"Now that Blake Griffin is gone, who is the face of the Clippers?"\n\nAustin Rivers: https://t.co/cDxQgI6FI7\u201d— Josiah Johnson (@Josiah Johnson) 1517276421
\u201cBlake Griffin: \u201cI\u2019m excited to spend the rest of my career with the Clippers\u201d\n\nClippers: \u201d— One Take At A Time (@One Take At A Time) 1517273317
And then, the man of the hour himself, Blake Griffin, responded to the trade himself:
\u201chttps://t.co/1uoIZ0Sxcc\u201d— Blake Griffin (@Blake Griffin) 1517270891
The Pistons play the Clippers this Friday. That game should be fun.
Source: ESPN
