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If you woke up in shock to see the James Harden trade from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers, you weren’t the only one.
But what if you were up at 2 a.m. ET when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that Harden had been dealt? And then what if you waited for the trade details, which came in about 39 minutes later?
Yeah, there were a lot of fans who were miffed, and this is where I have a few things to say:
1. GO TO BED. THE TRADE WILL BE THERE IN THE MORNING.
2. Sometimes, reporters need to gather up the details and need to take the time to get them right, especially a deal that has a lot of players, pick swaps and other notable parts to it. Give Woj a break. Dude was up that late to break the news.
Here was the reaction:
Woj really tweeted the James Harden trade with no details and then went to sleep 😭 pic.twitter.com/kTRFn1Pzf7
— RingerNBA (@ringernba) October 31, 2023
Woj: “The Sixers have traded James Harden to the LA Clippers”
Us: “No way… For who?!”
Woj:
Us: “Hello?”
Woj:
Us: “Woj?”
Woj before he turns his phone off: pic.twitter.com/F0Hn7rXRXW
— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) October 31, 2023
Woj after tweeting the James Harden trade without details pic.twitter.com/CsJ4rqM6Py
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) October 31, 2023
Woj letting all of Twitter wait before he reveals what players the Clippers traded for Harden 😂pic.twitter.com/kW71nb5IrS
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) October 31, 2023
“Can you tell us who James Harden was traded for?”
Woj: pic.twitter.com/qhj35aufjN
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) October 31, 2023
Woj rubbed his feet together & went to bed after dat post. What’s da details you weirdo
— ken (@JaiIpose) October 31, 2023
#NBA fans: “Can you PLEASE tell us who else got dealt in the James Harden trade???”
Woj: pic.twitter.com/7S27I23G35
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) October 31, 2023
WOJ 💣 At 2AM Crazyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!! Lol 😂
— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) October 31, 2023