There was a seismic shift taking place across the Western Conference Saturday night when the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz combined forces to make jaws drop. To sum up, Anthony Davis and Luka Doncic are being traded.
Social media reacted accordingly.
A relatively calm NBA trade deadline period hit its apex as Saturday night turned into Sunday morning for most of the country. That’s when ESPN’s Shams Charania dropped a Shams-bomb so extreme it caused many to believe his account was hacked.
The Lakers reached a deal to acquire Doncic from the Mavericks as part of a three-team trade that has Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick going to Dallas in a stunning blockbuster trade that also involves the Utah Jazz, a person familiar with details of the deal told USA TODAY Sports.
The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly until the trade is official.
The Lakers will also receive Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris in the trade.
With superstars changing zip codes, the world had some thoughts.