NBA Twitter went into a frenzy Monday night when the Clippers reportedly sent Blake Griffin to the Pistons. (UPDATE: The Clippers announced the trade early Tuesday, per Sean Highkin.)
Any time an All-Star player gets traded, there's going to be a big reaction, and this was no exception. From members of the media to fans and even players, everybody had something to say about the deal being done.
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So below are the best reactions to the reported Griffin deal:
Player reaction to Blake Griffin trade
— Blake Griffin (@blakegriffin32) January 30, 2018
Very cold world out there https://t.co/HNtWM7CN6i
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) January 29, 2018
Blake and Dre on the same team is tough.
— Aaron Gordon (@Double0AG) January 30, 2018
Do you guys think Blake was the best Clipper ever??
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) January 29, 2018
Media reaction to Blake Griffin trade
After Blake Griffin injured his knee last November, I wrote the Clippers should consider a drastic move. Had no idea it would be this. I thought his contract & injury history made him impossible to deal. The Pistons were desperate enough to take a chance https://t.co/PvicTyfsiP
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) January 30, 2018
First reaction to Clippers trading Blake Griffin: they literally pitched him on being Mr Clipper with a grand free agent presentation in June. Today they ship him to Detroit. Oof!
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) January 29, 2018
The Clippers gave Blake Griffin a crazy-elaborate free agent pitch, even mock-retiring his jersey to the rafters...six months later he's shipped off to Detroit, a team he'd never have even taken a meeting with. Expect every big free agent this summer to demand a no-trade clause.
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) January 30, 2018
Potential collateral damage in a Blake Griffin deal: Doc Rivers. If Clippers go full rebuild would Rivers--who has one year left on his deal--want to stick around?
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixYS) January 29, 2018
Blake Griffin could have signed anywhere he wanted as a free agent this past offseason, but re-upped with LA. Then he gets traded to Detroit less than one season into his five-year deal.
— Max Meyer (@TheMaxMeyer) January 29, 2018
Clippers did him dirty man.
Blake Griffin with Drummond will be a nightmare. That’s really cool, I love what the Pistons did.
— Oliver Maroney (@OMaroneyNBA) January 29, 2018
Memes and fan reaction to Blake Griffin trade
Clippers fans after the Blake Griffin trade https://t.co/vO5O2uSqOl
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) January 29, 2018
Blake Griffin signed a long term deal to stay in beautiful sunny LA just to get traded to Detroit 6 months later, he gotta fade Doc Rivers and his son on the way out
— tay💫loko (@tayloko_) January 29, 2018
in 2015 DeAndre Jordan was held captive in his own house by CP3 & Blake Griffin and was forced to resign with the Clippers instead of the Mavs. Now he's the only one left lmao💀
— LakeShowYo™ (@LakeShowYo) January 29, 2018
Now that you're no longer a Clipper you gotta tell us what went down in the secret tunnel @blakegriffin32
— Agent of NBA Chaos (@World_Wide_Wob) January 30, 2018
Austin Rivers seeing Blake Griffin being traded pic.twitter.com/OEiU0iU5CX
— Nathan Ourn™🇰🇭 (@Nxthann_) January 29, 2018
Blake Griffin going from playing with DeAndre Jordan to Andre Drummond pic.twitter.com/cJmmrk2Zl0
— Jag (@JagannathMrtn) January 30, 2018
